English pianist Matthew Schellhorn (b. 1977) studied at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and the University of Cambridge with David Hartigan, Maria Curcio, Ryszard Bakst and Peter Hill, and later in Paris with Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen. Selected as a ‘Talent to Watch’ for 2007 by BBC Music Magazine, and described as ‘a rising star’ (BBC Radio 3) and ‘one of Britain’s most exciting young pianists’ (Classic FM), Matthew Schellhorn has a growing international career, which in recent seasons has seen recitals in europé, Ireland and North America. Matthew Schellhorn has been guest soloist at several international festivals, i. He performs regularly on BBC Radio 3, and in 2005 he was featured on Classic FM’s The Guest List. Matthew Schellhorn’s performances of the music of Olivier Messiaen have been met with superlative critical approval.