Richard Gowers read music at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was organ scholar, and is currently taking an MA in Piano Accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music. He has recently répétiteured for Kepler’s Trial (Kepler Productions at the V&A Museum), Hänsel & Gretel (directed by the esteemed mezzo-soprano Sarah Walker), Don Giovanni (Waterperry Opera) and Carmen (Royal Opera House).  As a song accompanist, recent performances include Wigmore Hall and the Leeds Lieder Young Artist Programme. As an orchestral keyboard player he has performed with a number of the country’s leading ensembles, including the Aurora Orchestra, CBSO, LPO, Philharmonia and RPO.