Warren Mailley-Smithwas featured as Classic FM’s ‘Hot Property of the Week‘ in October 2006 when his playing was described as  'Sensational', 'Stunning’ and 'Fantastic'.

He is one of the UK's outstanding young pianists and was recently proposed as a new Steinway Artist.  His solo Wigmore Hall debut was given to critical acclaim before a capacity audience and he has been awarded several performances at the Southbank Centre, including ‘Fresh’ series and Park Lane Group recitals in the Purcell Room and his concerto debut at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He performed for the first time this year with the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Chamber Ensemble at the Brighton Festival and has enjoyed a fast selling debut CD over the summer.

Debut recitals at Birmingham Symphony Hall and St John's, Smith Square have also been enthusiastically received and he has been invited to perform for the Royal Family on more than thirty occasions. He was selected as a Making Music Concert Promoters' Network Artist for the 2006/7 season.

Following success as a postgraduate major prize-winner at both Birmingham Conservatoire and the Royal College of Music, Warren continued his studies privately with Ronald Smith and currently studies with Peter Feuchtwanger.

A reputation as one of the country's leading solo pianists of his generation continues to grow with performances all over the UK during 2006-07 at festivals, music societies, universities and many of the country's leading concert venues. In recent months he has appeared with the Kensington Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan, London Concertante, London Strings, London Kensington Sinfonia, Corinthian Orchestra and the London Charity Orchestra performing concertos such as Rachmaninov Nos 2 and 3, Chopin No 2, Beethoven No 5 and Saint Saens No 2.

Until recently, Warren was a musician on the Live Music Now! Scheme. He has performed in the USA, Russia, China (Beijing International Piano Festival), Australia and throughout Europe and has been featured in interviews and performance slots on Classic FM and BBC Radio.

'This young musician is about to make a huge impression on the classical circuit'    Classic Fm 2006