He is one of the world's greatest classical pianists, who has received numerous awards and has been seen by
millions of television viewers around the globe.
At the age 2, a scene of "Tom and Jerry" (1965) inspired him to play piano.
He is a big fan of "Bohemian Rhapsody", the 1975 prog-rock pocket operetta by Queen, and played a version of it, accompanied by singer Beverley Knight, during his appearance on The One Show (2006) in March 2019.