A renowned advocate of contemporary music, Graham Caskie's debut CD recording from 1993, on the Metier label, comprised works by British composers Michael Tippett, Paul Patterson, John McCabe and Nigel Clarke. Caskie has since had a number of works specially written for him including Sonata op.44 (1996) by Christian Alexander, A Suite for Molly (1998) by Matthew King, an ideal insomnia (2003) and Interludes (2008) by Stephen Goss, and now, in preparation for 2010, a new work by John Cooney. In celebrating the centenary of Sir Michael Tippett in 2005, Graham Caskie's recital programmes included the Tippett Third Sonata, which he had previously studied with the composer prior to recording in 1993, and the premiere of an ideal insomnia by Stephen Goss. These concerts culminated in a recital in the Purcell Room at London's South Bank Centre in 2005. El Mestengo, (a ‘jazz etude’) written in 2008 by Dutch pianist and composer Marcel Baudet, was premiered by Graham Caskie at the Bimhuis in Amsterdam in January 2009. Graham will record El Mestengo in Holland in 2010.

Preludes and Interludes is a unique collaboration between Graham Caskie, the artist Brian Dunce and composer Stephen Goss. It started in 2006 when Brian Dunce was commissioned by the Guildford International Festival to paint twelve works, each one a direct and personal visual response to each of the twelve Debussy Preludes, Book One. The idea was to present both art and music simultaneously ‘in performance’ with all twelve paintings installed in a large semi-circle around the piano. ‘Preludes’ was premiered in this format at the 2007 Guildford International Festival. In developing the project a stage further, British composer Stephen Goss wrote a number of short pieces, entitled Interludes, his own musical reflections on the Debussy Preludes and the paintings by Brian Dunce, which were specially commissioned by the R C Sherriff Trust. These pieces were designed to be interspersed throughout the Debussy Prelude cycle, and the premiere of this unusual programme, ‘Preludes and Interludes’, was presented at the Riverhouse Barn in 2008 and subsequently staged at various other venues including the Barber Institute in Birmingham, Swaledale Festival, The Birmingham Conservatoire and Chethams International Summer School and Festival for Pianists. A recording of this ‘cycle’ was released in May 2009 on the Cadenza label.

New projects include the formation of a Trio with cellist Thomas Carroll and double bassist Laurence Ungless exploring various forms of improvisation, in collaboration with composer Stephen Goss. This Trio made its debut at the Riverhouse Barn in March 2008 drawing on influences from various piano works of Debussy. Future projects include recordings of: Brahms, Klavierstucke op.116, op.117, op.118 and op.119; Debussy, Preludes, Book 2; and, in the summer of 2010, Chopin E minor Piano Concerto, together with the Chopin Sonata for Piano and Cello, with Thomas Carroll. (All recordings with the Cadenza label.)

Graham Caskie was born in Darlington in 1967, and studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire and Royal Academy of Music under Frank Wibaut, Hamish Milne and Alexander Kelly. He currently teaches at The Royal Academy of Music and The Yehudi Menuhin School.