Clive Lythgoe's career as a concert pianist is unique, if only that the President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter, placed Lythgoe's highly acclaimed recordings of American piano music, recorded for Philips Records, in the permanent collection of the White House Library. His first Gershwin recording won the British 'Record Of The Year Award', an award he shared with Sir Georg Solti and The Beatles.

Since his spectacular debut in London's Royal Albert Hall, playing the Bliss Piano Concerto at the BBC Promenade Concerts, Mr Lythgoe has appeared as soloist with all the leading British orchestras under the batons of such illustrious conductors as Sir Colin Davis. Sir John Barbirolli, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Sir John Pritchard, Lorin Maazel and Zubin Mehta. He has performed in such renowned concert halls as the Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall in London, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall and Town Hall in New York, as well as the Palais des Nations for the United Nations Day Concert.

In England,Clive Lythgoe's TV series, 'The Lythgoe Touch', for Southern Television ran for a record breaking 85 weeks introducing him to a vast new audience, consecutively followed by a 52 week BBC radio series and a 26 week television series for London's ITN. In the USA, he hosted a TV series, called 'A Touch Of Lythgoe' for PBS, where he was also interviewed by prestigious interveiwer Charlie Rose.

Mr Lythgoe recently had a great success, with a tribute to George Gershwin, at the Yachats International Summer Music Festival IN Oregon, a concert attended by professional musicians from the world over, as well as the public. Another highlight was an invitation from New York City's Mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, to give a recital in the ballroom of the official residence, Gracie Mansion, before a distinguished audience.

Clive Lythgoe has recently recorded a new CD of Gershwin's solo piano music.

Mr Lythgoe is proud to be Director of Horizon Concerts in New York, a unique non profit organization that takes over 100 Free classical concerts annually, to needy audiences that include the elderly in nursing homes, Alzheimer, AIDS, Drug Rehabilitaion and Homeless Centers, as well as selected Public Schools that have no music of any kind, throughout the five boroughs of New York City.

In October, 2000, a major profile on the career of Clive Lythgoe appeared in the New York Times, written by Ralph Blumenthal. This produced a literal 'Blitz' of interest by the Media in Lythgoe's past and present career and already has led to a major TV feature on his life, for A&E (Arts & Entertainment TV), profiled and interviewed by Harry Smith. ABC have also filmed two profiles. The the NBC TODAY Show recntly filmed a major Profile of Clive's life and career, a program that reached over 10 MILLION people. Press profile articles have appeared in the German, Swiss and Japanese newspapers , as well as a feature on his life in the February 2001 edition of 'O' (Oprah's Magazine) and People Magazine published an in-depth interview with Lythgoe in their March 12th, 2001 edition.