an undergraduate, before winning a scholarship place as a postgraduate at the Royal Academy of Music generously supported by the RAM Trust, S4C Wales Television, Sir Edward Heath, Coutt's Bank and the Rayne Foundation. He has also studied privately with Christine Croshaw, Roger Vignoles, Michael Pollock and Eugene Asti. Matthews-Owen is currently Lead Tutor and Head of Piano (JT) and teaches piano and performance classes at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. He has also given master classes and workshops at the Royal College of Music, and the universities of Cardiff and Hull. Competition successes include the Sir Henry Richardson Award for Accompanists (MBF), John Ireland Trust Prize, Elisabeth Schumann Lieder Prize and the Ryan Davies Memorial Award. In 2011, Matthews-Owen was awarded the inaugural T.Glanville Jones/Leo Abse and Cohen Award by the Welsh Music Guild for ‘Outstanding Contribution to Welsh Music.’ He was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music in May 2012. References External links Official website Welsh classical pianists Male classical pianists Alumni of Cardiff University Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music People from Neath Living people Accompanists Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century British male musicians