He held a Junior Fellowship at the Royal College of Music before returning to teach at the RAM[9] and subsequently had the title Fellow conferred upon him.
He was the first accompanist to win the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award[10] and to be listed in the Evening Standard as one of London's Most Influential People.
His predecessors as artistic directors at Leeds Lieder include Graham Johnson, Julius Drake, Malcolm Martineau, Roger Vignoles and Iain Burnside.
Best known for accompanying singers[16] and for his programming flair[17] he has partnered with Sir Thomas Allen, Louise Alder, Mary Bevan, Ian Bostridge, Allan Clayton, Dame Sarah Connolly, Lucy Crowe, Iestyn Davies, Fatma Said, Wolfgang Holzmair, Christiane Karg, Katarina Karnéus, Angelika Kirchschlager, Dame Felicity Lott, Christopher Maltman, John Mark Ainsley, Ann Murray DBE, Mark Padmore, Miah Persson, Amanda Roocroft, Kate Royal, Matthew Rose (bass), Carolyn Sampson, Nicky Spence and Roderick Williams.
He made his BBC Proms debut in 2016 alongside Iestyn Davies and Carolyn Sampson[18] and returned in 2018 alongside Dame Sarah Connolly where they premiered recently discovered songs by Benjamin Britten[19][20] and launched their recital CD for Chandos[21] He has a critically acclaimed, fast-growing and award-winning discography which has resulted in an Edison Award with Carolyn Sampson and numerous nominations for Gramophone[22] and BBC Music Magazine Awards.