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Opening recital with Katerina Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko
Opening recital with Katerina Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko
The opening recital for the 2024 course in the glorious Stoller Hall. We are thrilled to welcome Katerina Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko to give an exciting programme of music for two pianos. From Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos Sergei Prokofiev-Mikhail Pletnev Introduction Quarrel Cinderella's Waltz Gavotte Finale Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94 …
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Piers Lane Recital
Piers Lane Recital
“No praise could be high enough for Piers Lane whose playing throughout is of a superb musical intelligence, sensitivity, and scintillating brilliance.” Bryce Morrison, Gramophone We are thrilled that Piers is available to join us again at Chetham's for a solo recital and teaching on the faculty. Five times soloist at the BBC Proms, Piers …
Nikki Iles and Friends
Nikki Iles and Friends
“A formidable UK jazz presence ...” “Iles is one of the most refreshing figures to have emerged in the UK scene in recent times, with a liquid sound and supple, obliquely resolved phrasing as an improviser”. “Formidably creative.... “The Heroine of British Jazz ...” The Guardian ‘Nikki Iles is a pianist of extraordinary imagination who …
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Masterclass with Paul Lewis
Masterclass with Paul Lewis
This morning Paul will work with talented young pianists in a masterclass from Stoller Hall. Free to all participants. Public tickets available from Stoller Hall box office. Chetham’s International Piano Summer School – Public Performances: Day Two | The Stoller Hall Paul's multi-award winning discography for Harmonia Mundi includes the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, concertos, …
Lunchtime Recital – Callum McLachlan
Lunchtime Recital – Callum McLachlan
The first of the 2024 lunchtime recitals in the Stoller Hall. We are delighted to welcome Callum Mclachlan and Pedro López Salas to the Young Artist programme this year. They have both reached the final 24 of the Leeds International Piano Competition. The competition begins in September and they will perform some of the repertoire …
Adam Swayne Recital
Adam Swayne Recital
The Times described Adam Swayne as “a pianist of formidable technique and high intelligence” and the Evening Standard as “an ideal blend of panache and subtlety”. Adam combines performing and composing with his role as Deputy Head of Keyboard Studies at the RNCM. He has performed in festivals throughout the UK and abroad, including on BBC …
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Lunchtime Recital – John Lenehan with Film Fantasia
Lunchtime Recital – John Lenehan with Film Fantasia
The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Especially suitable for families and children. John Lenehan has, for many years, been fascinated by music and the moving image. For this programme he has put together an entertaining selection of films, including a very well known cartoon character. Suitable for all ages – children will really …
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Lecture Recital with Lauryna Sableviciute
Lecture Recital with Lauryna Sableviciute
AMIDST RUES AND ROSES Amidst Rues and Roses presents a programme that at its core is a celebration of Lithuanian musical traditions. It will blend works by composers from Lauryna’s beloved homeland of Lithuania, as well as a number of works by composers from her currently adopted home of England. All of the works that emanate from …
Murray McLachlan Recital
Murray McLachlan Recital
McLachlan’s repertoire includes over 40 concertos and 25 recital programmes. He has performed the complete Beethoven piano sonata cycle seven times, as well as the complete piano music of Brahms. He has given first performances of works by many composers, including Martin Butler, Ronald Stevenson, Charles Camilleri, Michael Parkin and even Beethoven! He has appeared …
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Lunchtime Recital – Chetham’s School of Music
Lunchtime Recital – Chetham’s School of Music
The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Today we welcome pianists who are currently studying at Chetham’s A varied and exciting programme TBC Tickets available through the Stoller Hall. Free to all summer school participants and observers.
Lecture with Robert Andres – Pianos and Pianism: Frederic Horace Clark and the Quest for Unity of Mind, Body and Universe
Lecture with Robert Andres – Pianos and Pianism: Frederic Horace Clark and the Quest for Unity of Mind, Body and Universe
Pianos and Pianism: Frederic Horace Clark and the Quest for Unity of Mind, Body and Universe Robert Andres, author of Pianos and Pianism, will give illuminating insight into Clark's work and his place in the history of the development of piano technique. Free to all summer school participants. Tickets available to the public from the …
Michael Lewin Recital
Michael Lewin Recital
Michael Lewin is internationally applauded as one of America’s most gifted concert pianists, performing to acclaim in over 30 countries. His many recordings, enormous repertoire and charismatic stage presence have established him as an artist whose warmth, imagination and dazzling virtuosity make him an audience favorite. We are thrilled to welcome Michael back to Stoller …
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Lunchtime Recital – Callum McLachlan
Lunchtime Recital – Callum McLachlan
The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Ades 3 Mazurkas 1 - Moderato, Molto Rubato 2 - Prestissimo Molto Espressivo 3 - Grave, Maestro Chopin Mazurkas op 63 1 - Vivace 2 - Lento 3 - Allegretto Scriabin Mazurkas op 40 1 - Allegro 2 - Piacevole Busoni Chopin Variations …
Sarah Beth Briggs Recital
Sarah Beth Briggs Recital
…an exceptionally gifted musician The Guardian Pianist Sarah Beth Briggs – an artist of extraordinary magnetism (Michael Kennedy, Daily Telegraph) – is a leading recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician.Her professional career was launched at the age of eleven when she became the then youngest-ever finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year and …
Martin Roscoe Recital
Martin Roscoe Recital
…Roscoe is a pianist who both thinks and offers full-blooded playing of breadth and depth. In this country, he is an uncommon creature…Daily Telegraph With an extraordinary career spanning over four decades, Martin Roscoe is unarguably one of the UK’s best loved pianists. Renowned for his versatility at the keyboard, Martin is equally at home …
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Opening Recital – Katya Apekisheva
Opening Recital – Katya Apekisheva
A profoundly gifted artist…– Gramophone As a recording artist, Katya has received widespread critical acclaim for her interpretations from Gramophone Magazine’s Editor’s Choice award and International Piano Magazine’s Critics’ choice to Classic FM’s CD of the week as well as a Classical Brit award to name but a few. Katya’s discography includes solo and chamber …
Gala Faculty Recital
Gala Faculty Recital
The now traditional Gala Recital featuring outstanding members of the faculty. An exciting and varied programme guaranteed. Free for all summer school participants. Tickets available for the public from the Stoller Hall.
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Lunchtime Recital – Pedro López Salas
Lunchtime Recital – Pedro López Salas
The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. We are delighted to welcome Pedro to the course. To give two solo recitals. In September Pedro will perform as one of the final 24 pianists selected for the Leeds International Piano Competition. "El Pelele" (escena Goyesca) - E. Granados Sonata R.87 in G minor and …
Rolf Hind Recital
Rolf Hind Recital
'Just how many hands does Rolf Hind have?' The Daily Telegraph Rolf Hind’s career has established him as a major force as soloist, composer, recording artist, chamber musician, pedagogue, collaborator and concert planner. He has given recitals at many of Europe’s leading new music festivals, and at Carnegie Hall, Sydney Opera House and on tours …
Gülsin Onay Recital
Gülsin Onay Recital
Gülsin Onay holds the title of State Artist in her native Turkey, where for many years she has been official soloist for the Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Ankara. She is “Artist in Residence” at Bilkent University in Ankara and holds honorary doctoral degrees from Bosphorus University in Istanbul, and from Hacettepe University in Ankara. In …
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Lunchtime Recital – Pedro López Salas
Lunchtime Recital – Pedro López Salas
The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Gubaidulina Chaconne Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 3 with Henry Cash 2nd piano 1 Allegro 2 Largo 3 Rondo Allegro-Presto Tickets available through the Stoller Hall. Free to all summer school participants and observers.
Lecture with Paul Hindmarsh – Who was Wilfred Heaton?
Lecture with Paul Hindmarsh – Who was Wilfred Heaton?
In the early 1950s Sheffield composer Wilfred Heaton undertook a number of consultation lessons in composition with the distinguished emigre Hungarian teacher Matyas Seiber. The results of this advice were far-reaching on Heaton's style, as can be heard in this Piano Sonata. Paul Hindmarsh, a former BBC producer for 21 years now devotes his time …
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Graham Scott Recital
Graham Scott Recital
Hailed by the Gramophone magazine as ‘an exceptional talent’ Graham Scott has performed extensively throughout the world most notably in New York (92nd St. Y), Washington DC (Kennedy Center), Los Angeles (Ambassador Auditorium), Tokyo (Suntory Hall), Beijing (Beijing Concert Hall and Forbidden City Concert Hall), Paris (Bagatelle) as well as all the major London venues …
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Lunchtime Recital – Jeremias Fliedl, cello and Callum McLachlan, piano
Lunchtime Recital – Jeremias Fliedl, cello and Callum McLachlan, piano
The daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. J.S. Bach - Arioso from the Cantata "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe" G-Dur BWV 156 Debussy Sonata Prologue: Lent, sostenuto e molto risoluto Sérénade: Modérément animé Finale: Animé, léger et nerveux Brahms Sonata in E minor op 38 Allegro non troppo Allegretto quasi Menuetto Allegro Jeremias Fliedl is …
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Lecture with William Westney – Eros at the Piano: The Life-Energy of Classical Music
Lecture with William Westney – Eros at the Piano: The Life-Energy of Classical Music
To end the series of lectures in 2024 we welcome William Westney “Bold and insightful.” —Anthony Tommasini, former chief classical music critic, The New York Times William Westney, author of the bestselling The Perfect Wrong Note, takes a fresh and creative look at the human dimension of classical music-making and why it matters more than ever …
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Murray McLachlan Recital
Murray McLachlan Recital
‘Murray McLachlan is a pianist with a virtuoso technique and a sure sense of line. His timing and phrasing are impeccable, and his tone-full but unforced in the powerful passages, gentle and restrained in the more lyrical- is a perpetual delight’ (BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE) Since making his professional debut in 1986 at the age of …
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Lunchtime Recital – Yutian Yang
Lunchtime Recital – Yutian Yang
The final daily lunchtime recital in the Stoller Hall. Carl Czerny Variations on a Theme by Rode “La Ricordanza” Op. 33 Ferruccio Busoni Sonatina No. 6 Chamber Fantasy after George Bizet’s Opera “Carmen” Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la nuit Ondine Le Gibet Scarbo Born in Nanjing, China in 2007, Yutian Yang began piano studies …
Noriko Ogawa Recital
Noriko Ogawa Recital
We are thrilled to welcome back Noriko Ogawa for a solo recital. "What sets her apart from other pianists is her wonderful sense of timing… allows the music to breathe, while maintaining the forward momentum" The Times "...poetry as well as virtuosity... what makes his playing so complete is the combination of an innate musical …
Joanna MacGregor Recital
Joanna MacGregor Recital
'MacGregor seems incapable of giving performances that are not at once extremely intelligent and entertaining'. The Sunday Times 'She is one of the most exciting and enterprising pianists of the moment.' The Observer 'Joanna MacGregor’s career is practically built on a reinvention of the star virtuoso tradition... MacGregor’s verve, energy and astounding technique are always …