In 2013 he made his US solo debut at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC as well as co-founding the Solent Music Festival in Lymington, Hampshire, with his wife Sophia Pagoni. He has written a children's opera, and Song of the Penguins for bassoon and piano.
In 2013 he made his US solo appearance at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, alongside co-founding the Solent Music Festival in Lymington, Hampshire, with his wife Sophia Pagoni. He has penned a children's opera and Song of the Penguins for bassoon and piano.