Life is grand for piano prodigy

There are so many TV programmes devoted to discovering the latest musical wannabes, but it’s rare that a musician with a genuine gift is found

One such is pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, who was just 11 when he won the BBC’s Young Musician of the Year in 2004.

At 18, he became the youngest-ever soloist in the history of the Proms, when he played Liszt’s second Piano Concerto on opening night, and followed this by becoming the youngest British musician ever to sign with Decca.