Jack Gibbons

About

Subject of intense media coverage following a near-fatal 2001 car accident. His return was considered miraculous.

Before Fame

His performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the BBC Welsh Symphony won him First Prize at the Newport International Pianoforte Competition when he was only 20.

Trivia

He performed an annual all-Gershwin concert in Elizabeth II Hall from 1990 until 2005.

Family Life

His father was a scientist. His mother was a visual artist.

Associated With

He debuted in London when he was 17 with a concert devoted solely to the works of composer Charles-Valentin Alkan.