Christopher Elton is a British piano teacher, former Head of the Keyboard department of the

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in London and a professor emeritus of the

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Biography

Christopher Elton was born in

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and studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he achieved the unusual distinction of gaining the Academy's Dip.RAM, both on piano and cello. After his formal studies he continued his studies with

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and was a prizewinner in several British and international piano competitions, and performed both as a soloist and chamber musician. He also freelanced with the major London orchestras playing cello. Mr Elton has long served as a professor of piano at the

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, Benjamin Grosvenor and

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. He currently resides with his wife, fellow piano teacher Hilary Coates.

References

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