There he studied piano with Herbert Fryer (a pupil of Oscar Beringer and later Ferruccio Busoni), composition with Gustav Holst,[8] and conducting with Adrian Boult[9] and Malcolm Sargent.

[11] In 1927, he was the only British pianist chosen to play at the Esposition Internationale de Musique in Geneva, where he won the praise of Alfred Cortot, Arthur Rubinstein and Ernest Schelling.

[13] During World War II, he gave numerous broadcasts and recitals for troops with the Entertainments National Service Association.

[citation needed] He performed in Britain and around Europe with conductors including: Klemperor, Barbirolli, Boult, Sargent and Colin Davis.

He also gave lectures in many venues around the world, and sat on competition juries and award panels[16] Many of his pupils had distinguished careers, some of his successful pupils include: Rose Goldblatt, Ireneus Zuk, Jan Latham-Koenig, Yu Chun Ye, Dusan Trbojevic, Yonty Solomon, Tony Hewitt, Michael Redshaw, Carl Rütti, Enloc Wu, Vanessa Latarche, Andrew Ball, Rudi Martinus van Dijk, Kathryn Stott, Piers Lane, Howard Shelley, Paul Stewart and Hilary Macnamara.

[citation needed] After his death a scholarship, the Kendall Taylor Award, was established in his memory to sponsor British pianists studying at the RCM.