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Biography

Jason Hawkins is a popular young musician bursting out onto the national and international scene. His electrifying interpretations have led to numerous engagements throughout the UK and Europe. Jason has recently performed in Ireland, Paris, Poland, Rotterdam and extensively throughout the UK. He recently graduated from Chetham's School of Music with the Michael Abraham Piano Prize and is continuing his piano and organ studies at the Royal Northern College of Music.

During summer 2009 Jason performed Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2 alongside the Toruńska Orkiestra Symfoniczna in Toruń, Poland to great audience and critical acclaim. During this time the Polish radio station PiK also interviewed him. Throughout his career Jason has won countless prizes for his vibrant performances and was broadcast on the BBC radio three Breakfast Show in 2008. In 2006 Jason achieved one of the highest marks in the UK for his DipABRSM Performance Diploma as well as being a finalist in the "Ryszard Bakst Chopin Prize" in Manchester UK. 

           

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Member of EPTA and The Manchester Organists' Association

            

Complimenting his other achievements Jason was recently appointed assistant organist at Bury Parish Church (UK) and is the resident organist and musical director of St John’s The Evangelist in Ashton Under - Lyne (UK).

            Jason also has worked as a voluntary musical director and pianist for a Lancashire based theatre group as well as raising money for numerous charities including “Macmillan Cancer Care”, “Friends of Chernobyl’s Children” and “The Booth Homeless Centre”.

  

            Jason is in frequent demand as an accompanist and is also a respected piano and music theory teacher with students having many successes in exams and music festivals.

 

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