Ethan is 19 years old, lives in Denny and won the Piano final of BBC Young Musician of the year in 2022; moreover, this remarkable young man has been blind from birth.

As a child he was inspired by the piano -playing dog Rowlf from the muppets, and started lessons with his mother aged 4. 

He now studies with Fali Pavri at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  He also composes and has produced a CD of his works called mysterious pathways. 

He has won many awards, including the 2016  International Giuseppe Sciacca award in the Vatican City for his ability to create music "full of colours" as an inspiration to all.  In  2019 Ethan won the Scottish International Youth Piano Competition as part of the Moray Prize at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.  He has appeared on TV on “the One Show”, and the ITV show ‘Little Big Shots’.