Ethan was born in 2004 and diagnosed completely blind since birth. As a toddler, he would explore the piano for hours imitating his first inspiration: Rowlf the piano-playing dog from the Muppet Show and his other inspiration, the DVD “Horowitz in Vienna”, was played relentlessly. His formal piano lessons began at age 4 with his mother, and he now studies with Fali Pavri at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.
Ethan was the focus of a BBC radio documentary called ‘Batman and Ethan’ which explored the freedom a blind child can experience through working with the talented teacher of the blind, Daniel Kish. He has also appeared on BBC’s The One Show and ITV’s Little Big Shots, where he performed both solo and with the Romanian singer and harpist Daria.
Ethan is grateful to the Young Classical Artists Trust for their generous support in their aftercare scheme for BBC Young Musician finalists.