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Opening Recital – Martin Roscoe
Opening Recital – Martin Roscoe
…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 …
Steven Osborne Recital
Steven Osborne Recital
Winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year in 2013, pianist Steven Osborne is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians. Celebrated for his insightful interpretations, his musicality and technique, Osborne is much sought after as soloist, chamber musician and recitalist. His residencies at London’s Wigmore Hall, Antwerp’s deSingel, the Bath International Music Festival, …
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Lunchtime Recital – Susanna Braun and Luís Ribeiro
Lunchtime Recital – Susanna Braun and Luís Ribeiro
The first in the series of lunchtime recitals for 2025. We are delighted welcome two young pianists who are currently studying at the RNCM. Susanna Braun Scarlatti Sonata in D K29 Liszt Rapsodie Hongroise XIX S244/19 Scriabin Sonata No 4 in F# Op 30 Luís Ribeiro TBC Tickets available from the Stoller Hall. Free for …
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Murray McLachlan Recital – Fantasy and Fantasia
Murray McLachlan Recital – Fantasy and Fantasia
‘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 …
Leon McCawley Recital
Leon McCawley Recital
“One of today’s most impeccably musical pianists.” International Piano, January/February 2021 Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing, British pianist Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide since winning, in 1993, First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition. His many concert performances and extensive …
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Lunchtime Recital – Chetham’s School of Music
Lunchtime Recital – Chetham’s School of Music
We are delighted to present a series of daily lunchtime recitals in the glorious Stoller Hall given by outstanding young pianists. Today we welcome pianists who are currently studying at Chetham’s Today we welcome Erin, 11, Maple 15 and Tiffany, 11
Dina Parakhina – Lecture Recital
Dina Parakhina – Lecture Recital
Delighted to welcome back Dina Parakhina to perform a recital. Medtner Romantic Sketches for the Young, Op 54 1. Prelude, Pastorale 2. Bird’s Tale 3. Prelude, Tempo di Sarabanda 4. Tale, Scherzo 5. Prelude, Tender Reproach 6. Tale, The Barrel-Organ Player 7. Prelude, Hymn 8. Tale, The Beggar Medtner’s Op.54 “Romantic Sketches for the Young” is a rarely performed cycle. It consists of four short …
Simon Callaghan Recital
Simon Callaghan Recital
Simon Callaghan, Chetham's alumnus, performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, in parallel with a highly successful career as a recording artist. A favourite performer at the internationally-renowned Husum Festival of Piano Rarities in Germany, Callaghan’s recent sell-out concert was praised by VAN Magazine as a “cleverly curated recital full of discoveries” and by …
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Lunchtime Recital – Neil Rutman
Lunchtime Recital – Neil Rutman
'He won the audience over for himself with exquisite performances' (New York Times) Professor Neil Rutman is one of America's most distinguished musicians. A prizewinner at many celebrated international competitions, he has performed throughout the world and continues to nurture young pianists as Artist in residence at the University of central Arkansas. Neil has performed …
Lecture Recital with Murray McLachlan
Lecture Recital with Murray McLachlan
Today Murray celebrates the 80th year of composer Edward Gregson. I have no hesitation in declaring Gregson to be one of the most significant British composers currently active in this country Robert Matthew-Walker, International Record Review Edward Gregson was born in Sunderland, Co Durham, England, in 1945. He graduated from London’s Royal Academy of Music in 1967, …
Margaret Fingerhut Recital
Margaret Fingerhut Recital
“One of the most radiantly musical of pianists, she plays with such alluring sensitivity & effortless command that one cannot help but be won over” – International Piano Described by Gramophone magazine as a pianist of “consummate skill and thrilling conviction”, Margaret Fingerhut has a distinguished career which has taken her all over the world. …
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Lunchtime Recital – Jeremy Chan and Xu Peng
Lunchtime Recital – Jeremy Chan and Xu Peng
The final lunchtime recital on part one. We are delighted to welcome Jeremy Chan and Xu Peng to perform today's recital. They are both students at the Guildhall School of Music. Jeremy Chan Franck Prelude, Chorale and Fugue Xu Peng York Bowen Sonata No 5 in F minor …
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.
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 …
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Gala Faculty Recital
Gala Faculty Recital
The opening night of CIPSS part two continues with a gala faculty recital. A varied and exciting programme featuring outstanding members of the faculty. Free for all summer school participants. Tickets available for the public from the Stoller Hall.
Anna Tsybuleva Recital
Anna Tsybuleva Recital
Described by Gramophone Magazine as embodying “superb pianism and intelligent musicianship”, Anna Tsybuleva shot into the international spotlight in 2015 when she was crowned First Prize Winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition. She received wide critical acclaim for her winning performance, and was described as “A pianist of rare gifts: not since Murray Perahia’s …
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Lunchtime Recital – Ophelia Gordon and Matthew McLachlan
Lunchtime Recital – Ophelia Gordon and Matthew McLachlan
Today we welcome two outstanding pianists for the lunchtime recital. Ophelia Gordon is currently studying a Masters at Trinity Laban. She began her studies at the prestigious BRIT School, where she specialized in classical guitar and piano, and continued through her academic pursuits at Durham University and City University London, earning degrees in music. Later …
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“PPP, Passion, Piano, Politics”; A breif history of piano music in Iran, particularly last 50 years.
“PPP, Passion, Piano, Politics”; A breif history of piano music in Iran, particularly last 50 years.
Today we welcome Neysun Rouhani to give this fascinating lecture- a brief history of Piano in Iran and then the effects of the 1978 Islamic Revolution on the music. Neysun will introduce composers who have written music for piano and performances of their music will be given by young pianists including Deedeh Rouhani, Luca Boston …
Murray McLachlan Recital – Anniversaries
Murray McLachlan Recital – Anniversaries
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 – Soli Nallaseth and Theron Masters
Lunchtime Recital – Soli Nallaseth and Theron Masters
Today we welcome two outstanding pianists who are studying for a doctorate at USC Thornton in Los Angeles. Theron Masters has performed at several international festivals over the past few years, including Music Fest Perugia in Italy, Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Piano Program, Indiana University Piano Academy, and International …
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Lecture Recital with Megumi Masaki – Hearing Ice
Lecture Recital with Megumi Masaki – Hearing Ice
Megumi Masaki’s HEARING ICE project seeks to mobilize positive social and environmental change through the sharing of personal stories, scientific facts, and interactive artistic works. We aim to raise awareness of climate change on ice and amplify voices of impacted communities through the research, development and creation of new substantial piano+multimedia narrative works. This process …
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Katya Apekisheva Recital
Katya Apekisheva Recital
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 …
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Lunchtime Recital – Hannah Roberts, Cello and Simon Parkin, Piano
Lunchtime Recital – Hannah Roberts, Cello and Simon Parkin, Piano
We are delighted to welcome cellist Hannah Roberts and pianist Simon Parkin to give a lunchtime recital. Hannah Roberts is one of the outstanding 'cellists of her generation. She she was privileged to have studied extensively with William Pleeth at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Ralph Kirshbaum at the Royal Northern College of Music. Having …
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Charles Owen Recital
Charles Owen Recital
Charles Owen enjoys an extensive international career performing a wide-ranging repertoire to outstanding critical acclaim. He appears at major UK venues such as Bridgewater Hall, The Sage, Wigmore Hall & Kings Place. Internationally, he has performed at the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, the Brahms Saal in Vienna’s Musikverein, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw …
Peter Donohoe Recital
Peter Donohoe Recital
"Peter Donohoe played as if visited by the spirit of Rachmaninov." The Guardian "I cannot imagine a living pianist capable of improving upon Donohoe’s outstanding artistry." Robert Matthew-Walker, Musical Opinion We are delighted to welcome back Peter Donohoe, former Chetham's student and a much loved regular on the faculty of the summer school Busoni …
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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 School of Music. Joanna age 12 Alex age 17 Patrick age 17 Tickets available through the Stoller Hall. Free to all summer school participants and observers.
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 …
Criag Sheppard Recital
Criag Sheppard Recital
We welcome back world famous American virtuoso pianist-teacher Craig Sheppard to give a long awaited recital. "Listen to his concluding octaves in Rigoletto (for him a burst of thunderous applause) or the final pages of Tannhuser and you will witness an astounding force and charisma, playing which rides on a knife edge between abandon and …