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Selected as a "Talent to Watch" for 2007 by BBC Music Magazine, and described as "a rising star" (BBC Radio 3) and "one of Britain's most exciting young pianists" (Classic FM), Matthew Schellhorn has a growing international career, which in recent seasons has seen recitals in Europe, Ireland and North America.

He has been guest soloist at several international festivals, including the Three Choirs Festival, the Windsor Festival, and the Presteigne Festival. He has given solo recitals in many major venues throughout the UK, including the Purcell Room and St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Recent concerto performances have included appearances with the London Mozart Players, and he has worked with numerous conductors. He has given live solo performances on BBC Radio 3, and in 2005 he was featured on Classic FM's The Guest List.

Matthew Schellhorn is also a prominent performer of new music, with several works written for or dedicated to him. He has given numerous world and territorial premieres, most recently of Stations, a major new work written for him by Irish composer Ian Wilson.

Matthew Schellhorn's performances of the piano music of Olivier Messiaen have been met with superlative critical approval. His acclaimed solo recital at London's Southbank Centre in 2006 of an all-Messiaen programme confirmed his status as the pre-eminent Messiaen interpreter of his generation in Britain.

• Olivier Messiaen (11 works)
• Tristan Murail (1 works)
• Jonathan Harvey (1 works)
• Frédéric Chopin (5 works)
• Ferruccio Busoni (1 works)