Graduated with Bachelor of Music Honours from the University of Melbourne. In the same year began postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Music in London, supported by a Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Scholarship, an Associated Board International Scholarship, and the Clarke Scholarship. Two years as an RCM Junior Fellow. Highest prize for piano at the Royal College of Music, the Chappell Gold Medal. Toured Asia and Australasia as a member of the RCM Premiere ensemble and performed regularly as a soloist and  as a chamber musician in concerts throughout London the UK,  Europe and New Zealand;  Performs  regularly with MSO, and is half of the Brown and Breen piano duo, both have have toured Australia, Europe and Asia in 2014, showcasing a new work written for the duo by Peter Sculthorpe.