"The most perfect piano playing conceivable"- The Guardian.

"Out of silence is born concentration, and from that comes learning" - Stephen Hough.

Together with Paul Lewis, one of the most distinctive pianists of his generation, Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a performer with those of composer and writer.

Named by The Economist as one of 20 Living Polymaths, Hough was the first classical performer to be awarded a MacArthur Fellowship and was awarded a CBE in 2014.