Date of Birth

20 October 1952 at Timaru

Parents

Archie and Ngaire Houstoun

Education

• Claremont Primary School
• Timaru Boys’ High School

Career

• Began piano lessons at 5 years old and at 15 commenced studies with Maurice Till
• Achieving success in competitions and following notable performances in international competitions
• Won a lucrative recording contract and his international concert career was under way
• Given concerts throughout the world, including at the famed Carnegie Hall in New York
• Performed with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
• Made numerous appearances with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

Honours

• Won the Auckland Star Piano Concerto Competition 1969
• Third in the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Competition 1973
• Fourth in the Leeds Piano Competition 1974
• Turnovsky Prize for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts 1989

Last updated: 16 Sep 2021