Benjamin Grosvenor

British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has an acclaimed international career as a soloist and chamber musician, which is reflected in his extensive discography on Decca Classics.

During the 2024/2025 season Benjamin makes his debut with the NHK Symphony/Paavo Jarvi, Bamberger Symphoniker and Dallas Symphony Orchestras. Benjamin also returns to Boston/Andris Nelsons, Montreal and Bern Symphony Orchestras and plays a UK tour with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Andrey Boreyko. As a featured artist at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, he performs with both orchestra and in solo recital.  Other recital performances this season include Tokyo, Shanghai, Berlin and the Wigmore Hall in London.

Previous concerto engagements have included Cleveland, Chicago Symphony, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre National de France and Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. In the UK, Benjamin has performed with all the major London orchestras and very regularly at the BBC Proms, including at the First and Last Nights. As well as a solo recital in the Royal Albert Hall, his concerto performances at the Proms have included works by Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt, Busoni, Shostakovich and Britten.  Benjamin’s conductor collaborations include Marin Alsop, Riccardo Chailly, Elim Chan, Edward Gardner, Nathalie Stutzmann, Krzysztof Urbanski and Kazuki Yamada.

Benjamin’s solo recitals have included Carnegie Hall, Kölner Philharmonie, Warsaw, Barbican Centre, Southbank Centre and at Klavierfest Ruhr and La Roque d’Anthéron.  In 2024 he premiered Hommage à Liszt by Brett Dean, with performances including Luzern, Chicago and London. Benjamin is a keen chamber musician, playing in quartet with Hyeyoon Park, Timothy Ridout, Kian Soltani and he also works regularly with the Modigliani and Doric Quartets. 

In 2011 Benjamin signed to Decca Classics, the youngest British musician ever to do so, and also their first British pianist in almost 60 years. His impressive discography encompasses solo, chamber works as well as concertos; and has attracted numerous accolades; Chocs de l’année, Prix de Caecilia, Diapason d’or de l’année and Gramophone awards.  His most recent release is Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason.

Benjamin is an Ambassador of Music Masters, a charity dedicated to making music education accessible to all children regardless of their background; championing diversity and inclusion.