In his twenties, Philip Hosford won first or second prize in fifteen national and international piano competitions. He performed at such venues as the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and Terrace Theater, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center in New York City, Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room in London, and has appeared on the BBC, as well as at venues throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, and South America.

Philip also enjoyed a successful acting career and was a finalist for Best Lead Actor in a Play at the 2016 Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, DC.

A dedicated educator, he and his wife, pianist Hayuru Taima, founded the Academy of Fine Arts in Gaithersburg, Maryland, in 1995.

"Beyond music and theater, I enjoy writing poetry and playing chess and basketball with friends of a similar vintage."