Made a name for himself as one of the best accompanists around. He worked with leading Singers such as Tom Krause and Dame Janet Baker.
He began studying at the Royal College of Music in 1981.
He was the accompanist for the Lieder prize winners at the 1989 Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
His family lived in Edinburgh when he was born.
He accompanied Dame Joan Sutherland for her master classes at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh.
