Hello, my name is Rishabh Jain, and I’m a concert pianist from Meerut, a small town in North India. I was raised in a single-parent household with a family income under £12,000, in a place where Western classical music barely existed. We didn’t own a - I taught myself on a borrowed keyboard, saved from small concerts, and practised wherever I could find one. Rishabh is also a Help Musician Scholar for 2026. 

At 17, I became the youngest winner of the Con Brio Piano Competition at Mumbai’s NCPA. A few years later, I was awarded the GREAT India Scholarship by the British Council to study at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, where I trained under renowned pianists Philip Fowke, Alisdair Hogarth, and Mikhail Kazakevich.

Since then, I’ve performed extensively across the UK and Europe, in both solo and chamber settings, collaborating with extraordinary musicians and performing in historic venues. In 2024, I returned to India for my Steinway & Sons–sponsored Homecoming Tour, performing in Mumbai, Delhi, and Pune - a series that celebrated cross-cultural musical dialogue and reimagined what Indian classical programming could look like internationally.

In 2025, I was accepted into the Royal Academy of Music in London for my Master’s in Piano Performance, becoming one of the first Indian pianists to join this historic programme. I have also been selected as one of the few musicians at the Royal Academy of Music for the prestigious Future Artists 2026 scheme, and have performed at the historic Purcell Room, Southbank Centre in March 2026. I will also soon be making my orchestral debut performing Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with the Camden Philharmonic in 2027.

Despite receiving scholarships and patron support for my first year, I now face a funding gap to complete my final year at the Academy. Every contribution will go directly toward my tuition fees, ensuring I can continue this journey without interruption.

If you’re able to support, no matter the amount, it will make a profound difference. And if you can’t donate, sharing this page means just as much. Thank you for believing in the power of music and in the dreams of artists who strive to create change.

With gratitude,
Rishabh Jain | Royal Academy of Music, London