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The English pianist, Paul Barton, studied art at the Royal Academy of Arts in London at 16 years old. He won first prizes for portrait painting and portrait drawing in annual student competitions, and graduated at 20 years old with the The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation prize. He exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and Royal Society of Portrait Painters.
Paul Barton then decided to start a career as a concert pianist. Although his brilliant performances quickly helped him on his way to the big stage, the multi-talented Englishman soon realised that this way of life was just not for him. At this point, he chose to travel to Thailand for 3 months, and work as a piano teacher. It was here that he met his wife Khwan (married on September 7, 1996), a wildlife artist, and he decided to make Thailand his home. They work together from their studio in Thailand. In Bangkok, he opened his own recording studio, equipped with a FEURICH 218 – Concert I with Pédale Harmonique.
It was here that Paul Barton started a new career which has helped countless pianists over the world to develop their skills: on social media platforms like Youtube, Facebook and Instagram, he provides free tutorials and interpretations of many virtuoso masterpieces from the classical music repertoire. His international fan base wait with bated breath for every new video he releases.
Paul Barton's portrait sitters include the prominent British politicians Roy Jenkins, Sir David Steel, and business leaders, Sir John Harvey Jones. Private commissions include entertainment personalities, actors, writers, musicians and numerous individual and family portrait groups.
Paul Barton has also had wide-reaching influence on many peoples’ lives outside the world of classical piano. In Elephant’s World, a home for rescued elephants in Thailand, he plays piano for blind animals and shows us that it is possible to interact with them in very profound and heart-warming ways. He currently lives in Bangkok, Thailand |
