Darius Battiwalla
Darius was born in Islington, London in 1966. His mother
is from Lancashire and his father from a Parsee family in Bombay. He began to play the piano by ear
at a very early age, later taking up the cello and finally the organ, becoming
organist at St Maryıs Church, Islington when he was 13. He was educated at William Ellis
School in Highgate, and later went to Leeds University to study music. He completed his studies with
postgraduate diplomas in organ and piano accompaniment from the Royal
Northern College of Music, where he won prizes on both instruments. He also completed a MusM in
performance at Manchester University.
Darius lives in Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, with his
partner Hannah, their 3-year-old daughter Natalya and baby son Cyrus.