William Whitehead has gained a wide reputation for his engaging and inspiring interpretation of the organ repertoire. His concert career was given a boost when he won first prize at the Odense International organ competition in Denmark, 2004. Since then he has travelled widely giving concerts in Europe and the US. Recent venues include Westminster Abbey, the Royal Albert Hall, St James Church Los Angeles, the Marktkirche Hannover, the Cathedrals of Magdeburg and Aalborg, and Ste Croix Bordeaux. A recording of the music of Duruflé and Alain, 'Dances of Life and Death', was released in 2005 by Chandos Records to excellent acclaim (Diapason Découverte award). It includes William’s own transcription of the Danse Lente by Duruflé, recorded with a special license from the Duruflé estate. This was followed by a recording of the six Mendelssohn Organ Sonatas, recorded on the Ballroom Organ at Buckingham Palace. A recording on the 1723 Jordan organ in Southall, London, recently restored by N.P. Mander & Co. is soon to be released on the Regent label. 

Trained at Oxford and the Royal Academy of Music, William Whitehead now teaches the organ in Oxford and Cambridge and is a Professor of Organ at Trinity College of Music. Previously he taught at the Royal Academy of Music. He is actively involved with the Royal College of Organists, as a committee member and examiner, and has frequently taught on courses for young organists.

In an accompanimental role, William has been an Assistant Cathedral Organist in Rochester, where he helped to found the Girls' Choir, and now works regularly with groups such as the Gabrieli Consort and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. He was awarded the ARAM in 2005, in recognition of distinction in the profession.

He is represented as a solo artist in the US by Philip Truckenbrod Concert Artists. www.concertartists.com