• Cabaret

    Oglesby Atrium

    The traditional end to the final night on the summer school. Always very popular with faculty and participants alike. You might see Noriko Ogawa playing the violin as a nun, or Peter Donohoe playing Chopin in a pink dressing gown and using an orange instead of his fingers! Always amusing and a late night license …

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  • Final morning participant recitals

    As CIPSS  part 1 draws to a close, we look forward to participant recitals throughout the school for over 2 hours. Friends and family welcome to come in and support.                   

  • Junior Course Final Presentation Concert

    Oglesby Atrium

    As CIPSS part one draws to a close, we look forward to all the Junior pianists performing and being presented with a certificate of participation from Course Director and Head of Keyboard at Chetham's - Murray McLachlan .  Friends and family very welcome.   Chetham's School of Music Atrium  

  • Stoller Hall Professional Film Recording

    Stunning acoustics, a fabulous Model D Steinway is tuned and ready for you to play and top of the range recording equipment provide the perfect conditions. With the outstanding Mill Media in the award winning Stoller Hall. Please book early as spaces are limited.  

  • Trinity exams and diplomas

    Carole Nash Hall

    An opportunity for participants to take a Trinity College of London  exam or performing diploma on the summer school. Specialist examiners will listen to the performances in the wonderful Carole Nash Hall on a model D Steinway. Full details are on the website here.  

  • End of CIPSS Part One

    Part one of the course ends after the morning recitals around 11.30am. For participants staying on to part two it is an amazing opportunity to head off to the teaching rooms which are all empty and spend a happy hour or two on the glorious grand pianos! For those leaving its time to exchange contact …

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  • Tours of Forsyth’s Piano Workshops, Showrooms & Private Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments

    12.15pm – 1.30pm       or             2.30pm – 3.45pm Forsyth's free, informal, behind-the-scenes tours are a popular feature of the Summer School programme every year and offer a rare and fascinating insight into the inner workings of pianos, how they are restored and maintained by their on-site specialists, and the …

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  • CIPSS Part 2 Registration

    Oglesby Atrium

    Please arrive in plenty of time to settle in before the opening recital at 17.00. If you are a participant on the Junior Piano, Adult Amateur Course there are welcome meetings for each course at 3.30pm. Please do try to arrive in plenty of time so that you can come along. Anyone who is staying …

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  • Opening recital with Mookie Lee- Menuhin and Jeremy Menuhin

    Stoller Hall

    We are thrilled to welcome Mookie Lee- Menuhin and Jeremy Menuhin for the opening recital  of part two. “As if entirely of one mind” (Jessica Duchen) captures the essence of every performance by the dynamic Menuhin Duo. Whether performing on two pianos or side-by-side at the same keyboard, Mookie and Jeremy play as one, interpreting …

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