Ben is a London based cellist and enjoys a varied career as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher and festival director. This September he performed in Bern and Basel, once again with the Basler Madrigalisten, giving the world premiere of ‘Stone Mountain’ by Christian Henking for cello and choir after premiering his work 'How do I love thee?' with them last April in Schwarzenburg, Switzerland.

In 2020, as a part of a BBC Radio 3 “Total Immersion” Concert in Milton Court Concert Hall, Ben gave the UK premiere of Anders Hillborg’s “Duo” for Cello and Piano in 2020, on which The Guardian commented, “playing with extraordinary precision and insight.” 

Other concert highlights include Recitals at Wigmore Hall, St James’s Church Piccadilly, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Concerto performances at Cadogan Hall, St John’s Smith Square, West Road Concert Hall, BBC Hoddinott Hall and Dora Stoutzker Hall. In 2022, he performed in Messiaen’s “Quartet for the End of Time” in The Barbican Hall, which was broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 and reviewed by The Guardian as “sensationally played”.

Born in Wales, Ben studied with Sharon McKinley and Alexander Baillie before attending the Yehudi Menuhin School to study with Thomas Carroll. He completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Louise Hopkins, supported by Help Musicians UK and The Countess of Munster Trust.

During his time at The Guildhall School, Ben was selected as a Fellow to participate in the 2016 Piatigorsky Cello Festival in Los Angeles, reguarly performed in the BBC Radio 3 “Total Immersion” projects and performed as a soloist with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra for The LSO’s Donatella Flick Conducting Competition Semi-Finalists and also as a Finalist in the 2020 Guildhall Gold Medal concerto competition. Whilst a student, Ben regularly gave performances as a Concordia Foundation Artist and a Park Lane Group Artist in major London venues and was the recipient of numerous awards, including the “Suggia Gift” from Help Musicians UK and the “David Goldman Award” from The Worshipful Company of Musicians, as well as receiving their prestigious “Silver Medal Award” in 2020, nominated by the Guildhall School. 

As a soloist and chamber musician, Ben has performed in other venues and Festivals such as Musikfestival Bern, the Tonhalle in Zurich, Casa da Musica in Porto, Cadogan Hall, The Millennium Centre, St David’s Hall, IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music Seminar, London Cello Society concerts, both Buxton and Harrogate International Festivals, Temple Music Foundation, Thames Concerts Series, King’s Lynn Festival, Cowbridge Music Festival, Cambridge Summer Music Festival, Fidelio Cafe, Marden House, Banstead Arts Festival, High Barnet Chamber Music Festival and Alderney Chamber Music Festival. 

Ben is Festival Director of the Llantwit Major Chamber Music Festival and was awarded the "2022 Master's Award" from the Livery Company of Wales, contributing to the Festival's educational work. He is a cello teacher at The Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, regularly performs chamber music concerts across Wales for Sinfonia Cymru and was invited to be guest Course Director for the Pro Corda 2022 Cello Course in Suffolk.

He currently plays a William Forster cello generously loaned to him by The Royal Society of Musicians of Great Britain.