Alongside his dayjob, Dominic Piers Smith's musical career continues to go from strength to strength. In 2011 his achievements include international piano competition finalist, performing the world premiere of a new concerto written for and dedicated to him, and giving a recital in Budapest as part of the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.

In 2010 he made his Shostakovich Concerto debut, was the focus of a major feature in the August BBC Music Magazine, and starred in a unique 'double concerto' role in the 2010 Malcolm Arnold Festival. 2009 was another year of superlatives for Dominic Piers Smith – he received a standing ovation for his performance of Rachmaninov’s 2nd Piano Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall and released his debut CD ‘The Power of Dreaming’ the same night.

But what sets Dominic’s talents apart from the others is that he is also Team Leader of an aerodynamics design group for Mercedes GP Petronas -formerly Brawn GP - which won both the 2009 Formula One drivers' and constructors' championships.

Alongside his leading role in the design of state-of-the-art Formula One cars, Dominic’s pianistic capabilities have been compared to those of renowned masters such as Van Cliburn and Moura Lympany.

At 18 Dominic agonised over his career path before deciding to read Aeronautical Engineering at Imperial College, studying in London, Aachen and Maranello. He worked with the Ferrari Formula One Team in his final year and, after graduating, his first racing car design won the prestigious Indianapolis 500 in the USA in 2000.

Dominic commenced piano lessons at 6 and violin at 8 and, having won several music festivals, was awarded an ‘Exhibition’ by Bedfordshire Youth Music to study at Trinity College of Music, London, until the end of his ‘A’ levels. He played the young Mozart in the Channel 4 series ‘Man and his Music’ and also became principal bassoonist in the Trinity College Symphony Orchestra, in frequent demand as a piano soloist, accompanist and ensemble member. He has given solo performances at the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, South Bank Centre, Southwark Cathedral, Edinburgh Festival, Hanauer Konzerthalle Frankfurt and Théâtre Impérial de Compiègne, aswell as performances of concerti by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich. His debut double CD of masterpieces by Chopin and Liszt has been described as ‘outstanding’.