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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Recital - Chetham's School of Music
DESCRIPTION: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 \nToday we welcome Erin\, 11\, Maple 15 and Tiffany\, 11 \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/young-artist-lunchtime-recital-4/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime Recital,Recitals
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SUMMARY:Dina Parakhina - Lecture Recital
DESCRIPTION:Delighted to welcome back Dina Parakhina to perform a recital. \nMedtner Romantic Sketches for the Young\, Op 54 \n1. Prelude\, Pastorale\n2. Bird’s Tale\n3. Prelude\, Tempo di Sarabanda\n4. Tale\, Scherzo\n5. Prelude\, Tender Reproach\n6. Tale\, The Barrel-Organ Player\n7. Prelude\, Hymn\n8. Tale\, The Beggar \nMedtner’s Op.54 “Romantic Sketches for the Young” is a rarely performed cycle.\nIt consists of four short books\, each one containing a prelude and a tale (or fairy tale).\nFollowing the grand and majestic two Sonatas Op.53 it is completely different in its style\, layout\,\nmeans of expression and content.\nWritten in 1931 this set of pieces is probably one of the most intimate and sincere creations in piano literature of all times. \nDina will talk about Medtner and the work before performing the compete work. Not to be missed.
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/dina-parakhina-lecture-recital/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250815T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250815T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Simon Callaghan Recital
DESCRIPTION: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 the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as “technically brilliant”. Callaghan has developed a wide following and appears on a regular basis in the UK’s major concert halls\, and on tours to Asia\, North America and Europe. Recital partners have included Sheku Kanneh-Mason\, Nicholas Daniel\, Adrian Brendel\, Feng Ning\, Samuel West\, Prunella Scales and Timothy West. BBC Young Musician of the Year Finalist Coco Tomita and Callaghan have a successful duo partnership which saw their first record released in 2022 on Orchid Classics. He is also a founding member of the London Piano Quartet\, joining colleagues from the renowned Piatti Quartet to showcase the repertoire for piano quartet with a particular focus on revivifying works that have fallen into obscurity. \nSimon Callaghan’s distinguished and eclectic discography includes recordings for Hyperion\, Nimbus and Lyrita. He has a strong profile on BBC Radio3 and on a variety of streaming platforms\, his most recent single on Apple Music with Coco Tomita surpassing 1 million streams in the first month of its release. He is a strong social media enthusiast\, using it as a form of promotion for classical music in general but seeing it as a particular tool in his advocacy of the rare and unexplored. \n  \nGrieg | Holberg Suite Op.40 \nPoulenc | Les Soirées de Nazelles FP84 \n \n  \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/adam-swayne-lecture-recital/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250815T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250815T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
CREATED:20231213T100005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250608T132630Z
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SUMMARY:Jaeden Izik-Dzurko Recital
DESCRIPTION:Winner of the 2024 Leeds International Piano Competition and recipient of the Dame Fanny Waterman Gold Medal\, 25-year-old Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko has been celebrated by audiences\, critics and composers alike for his communicative power\, refined technical command and artistic maturity. A few months before his triumph in Leeds\, Jaeden became the first Canadian Grand Prize Laureate in an instrumental edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal in May 2024. \nWe are thrilled to welcome Jaeden to the Stoller Hall for a solo recital. \nPartita No. 4 in D major\, BWV 828                                                                      J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) \nOuverture \nAllemande \nCourante \nAria \nSarabande \nMenuet \nGigue \nFantasie in B minor\, Op. 28                                                                         Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) \nSonata No. 3 in B minor\, Op. 58                                                                 Frederic Chopin (1810 – 1849) \nAllegro maestoso \nScherzo: Molto vivace \nLargo \nFinale: Presto non tanto \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/recital/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250816T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250816T143000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Recital - Neil Rutman
DESCRIPTION:‘He won the audience over for himself with exquisite performances’ (New York Times) \nProfessor 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 ‘L’histoire du Baba’ with  both Shirly MacLaine  and  Emmy Award winner Tony Randall as narrators.  For this recital he will undertake the remarkable tour-de-force of both performing the music and narrating the charming story entirely by himself. Not to be missed. \nPOULENC ‘The Story of Babar the Little Elephant’ \nLISZT Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude \n \n  \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/young-artist-lunchtime-recital-3/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime Recital,Recitals,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250816T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250816T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Lecture Recital with Murray McLachlan
DESCRIPTION:Today Murray celebrates the 80th year of composer Edward Gregson. \nI have no hesitation in declaring Gregson to be one of the most significant British composers currently active in this country \nRobert Matthew-Walker\, International Record Review \nEdward Gregson was born in Sunderland\, Co Durham\, England\, in 1945. He graduated from London’s Royal Academy of Music in 1967\, having studied piano and composition (with Alan Bush)\, and then completed a B.Mus (Hons) degree at London University. He is a composer of international standing whose music has been performed\, broadcast\, and recorded worldwide. He has written orchestral\, chamber\, instrumental and choral music\, as well as making major contributions to the wind and brass repertoire. He has also written music for the theatre\, film\, and television. \nEdward Gregson has had an impressive career as an academic\, from his time as Head of Composition and resident conductor in the music department of Goldsmiths College\, University of London (1976-96)\, and where he was appointed a Professor of Music\, to his tenure as Principal of the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester (1996-2008). He retired from academe in 2008 in order to concentrate on his composition. \nHis orchestral music has been performed by many orchestras and conductors worldwide\, including all the BBC orchestras\, the London Symphony\, Royal Scottish National\, Hallé\, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic\, and Bournemouth Symphony orchestras; with conductors such as Martyn Brabbins\, Edward Downes\, Rumon Gamba\, Alexander Gibson\, Gunther Herbig\, Kent Nagano\, Gianandrea Noseda\, Bramwell Tovey\, and soloists including Ole Edvard Antonsen\, Wissam Boustany\, Olivier Charlier\, Michael Collins\, Nelson Goerner\, Guy Johnston\, Nobuya Sugawa\, and Richard Watkins. \nSix Little Piano Pieces\nThree Etudes\nPiano Sonata \n \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/lecture-3/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250818T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250818T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Gala Faculty Recital
DESCRIPTION:The opening night of CIPSS part two continues with a gala faculty recital. A varied and exciting programme featuring outstanding members of the faculty. \nFree for all summer school participants. Tickets available for the public from the Stoller Hall. \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/gala-faculty-recital-3/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250819T171500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250819T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
CREATED:20250219T144739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T100241Z
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SUMMARY:"PPP\, Passion\, Piano\, Politics"; A brief history of piano music in Iran\, particularly last 50 years.
DESCRIPTION: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 and Rose McLachlan. \nNeysun started learning piano at an early age under the tutelage of his father\, esteemed British-Iranian composer\, Mehran Rouhani. Showing a lot of potential\, he went on to study with professors Gagik Babayan and Raphael Minaskanian in Iran and Gerhard Geretschläger in Vienna. \nHis greatest influence came from his teacher and mentor Benjamin Kaplan in London. In addition to his training as a pianist\, he had the privilege to participate in masterclasses with Menahem Pressler\, Charles Rosen and Martino Tirimo.   \nA notable solo recording includes the album ‘3 Piano Pieces’ featuring piano music composed by Mehran Rouhani (released on Hermes Records and available on Spotify). \n Neysun Produced and organised ‘Epic Persia’ at Cadogan Hall in London\, which showcased the works of many composers from Persia and was a co-director of the ‘Epic Persia Composition Competiton’.
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/ppp-passion-piano-politics-a-breif-history-of-piano-music-in-iran-particularly-last-50-years/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250820T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250820T143000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Recital - Soli Nallaseth and Theron Masters
DESCRIPTION:Today we welcome two outstanding pianists who are studying for a doctorate at USC Thornton in Los Angeles. \nTheron 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 Institute for Young Musicians. Theron has performed in masterclasses for Martin Katz\, Lang Lang\, John O’Conor and Leon Fleisher. \nSoli Cyrus Nallaseth\, born in New York City and raised in Mumbai\, has been shaped by diverse cultures\, with music as his guiding force. A prizewinner in multiple international competitions\, he has performed with the Symphony Orchestra of India and at renowned venues worldwide\, including Wigmore Hall. He has participated in prestigious festivals like Aspen and Musica Mundi\, and even composed for the Netflix film Yeh Ballet. Currently pursuing a Doctor of Musical Arts at USC\, he studied at the Royal Academy of Music and has worked with distinguished pianists such as Daniel Barenboim and Maria João Pires. Soli was a student at Chetham’s School of Music. \nSoli Nallaseth                Beethoven Sonata Op 101 \nTheron Masters            Handel Suite HWV 428 D Minor \n  \n  \n Theron Masters \n  Soli Nallaseth \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/lunchtime-recital-soli-nallaseth-and-theron-masters/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime Recital,Recitals,Young Artist
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T134500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T143000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Lunchtime Recital - Hannah Roberts\, Cello and Simon Parkin\, Piano
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome cellist Hannah Roberts and pianist Simon Parkin to give  a lunchtime recital. \nHannah 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. \nHaving won prizes in numerous prestigious competitions and awards such as the Shell LSO\, BBC Young Musician\, Jacqueline Du Pré Memorial\, and Pierre Fournier awards\, Hannah has gone on to give many concerto performances with leading orchestras\, including the London Mozart Players\, LSO\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, and the Hallé\, also making frequent broadcasts for BBC radio and recording for ASV. \n\nInternationally\, she has taken part in the Piatigorsky International Cello Festival in Los Angeles\, Vivac-e Festival\, and Heifetz Institute in the U.S.\, Encore Chamber Music\, International Cello Institute\, and numerous other festivals in Europe\, and enjoys an active schedule of solo and chamber music performances. \nIn addition to her activities as a soloist\, chamber musician\, and principal ‘cellist of the award-winning chamber orchestra Manchester Camerata\, Hannah is a committed and sought-after teacher. Recently announced as Jacqueline Du Pré Professor of Cello at the RAM in London\, she is also Professor of Cello at the RNCM in Manchester\, Visiting Artist in Cello at RBC\, and visiting tutor for the University of Oxford. \nHer distinguished roster of student alumni includes the British cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason\, South African artist Abel Selaocoe\, and some of the world’s most notable young soloists\, chamber musicians\, and principal ‘cellists. \nSimon Parkin  studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School at the age of 10 and trained there as a pianist. An early interest in composition was encouraged there\, and at 17 Simon entered Manchester University and the RNCM as a composition student. Upon graduation he was invited onto the staff at RNCM\, where he has taught a range of practically-based subjects including aural\, improvisation\, composition and arranging. He is now Deputy Head of Academic Studies at the RNCM.  He has also taught improvisation and composition at both the Menuhin and the Purcell music schools. \nSimon has developed his role as an accompanist/duo pianist\, enjoying a comprehensive repertoire\, and as well as his partnership with Hannah\, he works regularly with artists such as Ralph Kirshbaum\, and has performed with a range of international artists at festivals and in recital. He is regularly invited as pianist for instrumental classes at IMS Prussia Cove\, London Masterclasses and the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Masterclasses\, and has recorded a recital disk with violinist Detlef Hahn. \nBeethoven: variations on ‘Ein Madchen Oder Weibchen’ from Moxart’s’Magic Flute’ \nSimon Parkin: 3 pieces \nFrank Bridge: Sonata
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/young-artist-lunchtime-recital-8/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Lunchtime Recital,Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250821T200000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Charles Owen Recital
DESCRIPTION: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 and Melbourne Recital Centre. His chamber music partners include Alina Ibragimova\, Johan Dalene\, Imogen Cooper\, Steven Isserlis and Augustin Hadelich. Ensemble collaborations encompass the Carducci\, Heath\, Sacconi and Takács string quartets. \nA regular guest at UK festivals such as Aldeburgh\, Bath\, Cheltenham\, Three Choirs and Ryedale he has also performed in Australia at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music\, Townsville and the Verbier Festival\, Switzerland. Charles’s concerto appearances have included the Philharmonia\, Hallé\, Aurora and London Philharmonic orchestras. He has enjoyed collaborations with many leading conductors including Sir Mark Elder\, Ryan Wigglesworth\, Nicholas Collon and Martyn Brabbins. \nCharles’s significant solo discography comprises piano music by JS Bach\, Brahms\, Fauré\, Liszt\, Janáček\, Poulenc & Schumann.  Chamber music albums include two-piano works by Rachmaninoff\, Stravinsky & Poulenc with Katya Apekisheva\, a disc of Janáček\, Suk & Dvorak with violinist Augustin Hadelich and the world premiere recordings of the Piano Quintet & ´Between Friendsˋ by Jonathan Dove. \nTogether with pianist Katya Apekisheva he is Co-Artistic Director of London Piano Festival\, a celebration of the instrument held annually at Kings Place since 2016. The festival presents many distinguished pianists whilst also commissioning outstanding composers to write music for two pianos. Sally Beamish\, Nico Muhly\, Elena Langer & Stephen Hough have all composed for the ongoing series. \nCharles Owen is a Professor of Piano at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and enjoys leading masterclasses at a wide range of conservatoires and schools. In 2016 he was appointed Steinway & Sons UK Ambassador and is also an ambassador for the charity Help Musicians. \nLiszt              Deux légendes \nChaminade   Sérénade Espagnole\, Op 150 \nChaminade  Guitare\, Op 32 \nDe Falla        Fantasia Baetica \nRavel             Le tombeau de Couperin \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/charles-owen-recital/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Recitals
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250822T203000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250822T213000
DTSTAMP:20260413T050012
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SUMMARY:Craig Sheppard Recital
DESCRIPTION:We welcome back world famous American virtuoso pianist-teacher Craig Sheppard to give a long awaited recital. \n“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 control .. You won’t easily find more exciting or\, indeed\, more leonine Liszt playing. Small wonder that at one stage he was acclaimed as a second William Kapell ” \nGramophone Magazine \nA wonderful all French programme to end the series of recitals this year. \nFAURÉ\nNocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major Op. 63 \nRAVEL Miroirs\nNoctuelles\nOiseaux tristes\nUne barque sur l’océan\nAlborada del gracioso\nLa vallée des cloches \nDEBUSSY Estampes\nPagodes\nLa soirée dans Grenade\nJardins sous la pluie \n 
URL:https://pianosummerschool.com/event/criag-sheppard-the-art-of-the-fugue/
LOCATION:Stoller Hall
CATEGORIES:Recitals
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