My Story

Robin grew up in Yorkshire and showed an early love and talent for music.  He began piano lessons at the age of six and won a scholarship to sing as a treble at Ripon Cathedral.  At Ripon he started learning the ‘cello and organ, and then won a music scholarship to Bradfield College, Berkshire.  A gap year post as organ scholar at Blackburn Cathedral led to a place at the Royal Academy of Music in London.  Robin trained as an organist, with singing and choral conducting amongst his supporting studies.  He graduated in 1998 with a BMus performance degree. Continuing his studies, he completed his postgraduate diploma with distinction in 2000 and was awarded the Diploma of the Royal Academy of Music for an outstanding final recital.  Whilst at the Royal Academy his principal teachers were David Titterington and Patrick Russill.  He studied improvisation with Naji Hakim, and performed in master-classes with Dame Gillian Weir, Monserat Torrent, Marie-Claire Alain, Jos van der Kooy, Lionel Rogg, Daniel Roth and many more of the world’s finest organists.  

Over the past twenty years Robin has built a career combining solo organ performance with accompaniment, conducting, teaching and much more.  To find out more visit the Performance page.

Robin loves the outdoors, walking and cycling exploring the countryside.  He lives with his wife Alison and their standard poodle.