Gordon Stewart was born in Scotland and studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music and at the Geneva Conservatoire, gaining a peformer's diploma with distinction from the former and a premier prix de virtuosité from the latter. His teachers included Gillian Weir, Lionel Rogg and Eric Chadwick Gordon has appeared as concerto soloist with such orchestras as the BBC Philharmonic, the Halle, the Northern Chamber and Manchester Camerata, and has performed numerous recitals in such venues as Westminster Abbey, Westminster Cathedral, Birmingham Town Hall, and Blenheim Palace.

For eleven years he was organist of Manchester Cathedral, and for the past thirteen years he has been organist of Huddersfield Town Hall with its magnificent Father Willis organ.

Gordon has broadcast on BBC Radios 2, 3 and 4, Classic FM and BBC television, and has recorded on the Priory, Foxglove and OxRec labels. Lionel Rogg, Dick Koomans, Michael Ball, Alan Spedding and Noel Rawsthorne have all dedicated pieces to him. In addition to organ playing, Gordon is one of the regular conductors of BBC Television's Songs of Praise and is Musical Director of the Millennium Youth Choir. He is a Past President of the Incorporated Association of Organists and has recently been awarded a Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music.

"Gordon Stewart is one of our finest virtuoso players. He originally studied with Lionel Rogg in Switzerland where he won several prizes. French music has been a speciality but he also has an interest in new works.
An organist's organist."
Martin Neary

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