Paul lewis piano biography of william

Paul Lewis CBE
Birth name	Paul Lewis
Born	(1972-05-20) 20 May 1972 (age 52) Liverpool, England
Genres	Classical
Occupation	Classical pianist
Instrument	Piano
Website	paullewispiano.co.uk

Musical artist

Paul LewisCBE (born 20 May 1972) is an English classical pianist.^[1]

Early life

Lewis's father worked at the Liverpool Docks and his mother was a local council worker; there were no musicians in his family background.^[1] Lewis began by playing the cello, the only instrument for which his school could offer him tuition.

At the age of 14 he was accepted by Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where his piano studies blossomed. His teachers included Ryszard Bakst (at Chetham's), Joan Havill (at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama) and Alfred Brendel, whom Lewis acknowledges as a mentor.^[2] His first international achievement was the second prize at the 1994 World Piano Competition