Pianist
As a pianist and collaborator, Dunn has appeared with some of the world’s finest artists. He is an acclaimed interpreter of contemporary and American music who has premiered and recorded works by such composers as John Adams, Richard Rodney Bennett, Julius Eastman, Lukas Foss, Peter Lieberson and Ned Rorem.
Early in his career he served as touring pianist for the Martha Graham Dance Company and for the USIA, he toured Eastern Europe as an Artistic Ambassador, playing twentieth century American works such as Ives’ Concord Sonata.
'A truly remarkable command of the keyboard'
~ Elliott Carter
Next season, Dunn looks forward to the release of two new recordings; one of mid-century modernist film music arranged by Dunn for orchestra and recorded in London with the Britten Sinfonia and another set of film music arrangements featuring Dunn himself on solo piano. He is currently working on a number of arrangements of film music for his orchestra by such composers as Alex North, Jerry Goldsmith, David Raksin, Henry Mancini and others.
Dunn also looks forward to the premiere, in future seasons, of a new rhapsody for piano and orchestra commissioned from composer Joby Talbot.
Scott Dunn is a Steinway Artist.
Recordings
Scott Dunn: Hollywood Film Music, Vol. 1 (Versions for Piano)
2026
Scott Dunn, piano
Solo piano companion album featuring Scott Dunn’s piano versions of the same mid-century film music programme, including Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden, A Streetcar Named Desire, To Kill a Mockingbird and Psycho. Scott Dunn’s piano arrangements of classic Hollywood film scores, issued as the companion to the Britten Sinfonia orchestral release.
I Watch You Sleep
2023
Claire Martin (vocals) • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra • Scott Dunn • Matt Skelton • Jeremy Brown • Rob Barron
A tribute to Richard Rodney Bennett with Claire Martin and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Scott Dunn conducts and contributes arrangements/orchestrations. Scott Dunn also appears at the piano on selected tracks of this Bennett tribute album. Scott Dunn shapes this orchestral tribute to Richard Rodney Bennett as conductor, arranger and orchestrator.
Franco Alfano: Violin Sonata / Piano Quintet / Nenia and Scherzino
2011
Elmira Darvarova and Mary Ann Mumm (violins) • Craig Mumm (viola) • Samuel Magill (cello) • Scott Dunn (piano)
Grammy-nominated Alfano chamber recording featuring Scott Dunn as pianist with Elmira Darvarova, Mary Ann Mumm, Craig Mumm and Samuel Magill.
Vernon Duke: Piano Concerto / Cello Concerto / Homage to Boston
2007
Scott Dunn (piano) • Sam Magill (cello) • Russian Philharmonic Orchestra • Dmitry Yablonsky (conductor)
