Late Night Jazz Room
2025-08-21 22:00 - 23:30 (Europe/London) | G04
The last night for this years late night jazz room!
A wonderful opportunity for participants to play some jazz and improvisation in this lovely informal space on a superb grand piano kindly donated by Forsyth Music Shop.
Listen with a drink, or enjoy playing to fellow participants.

Junior Piano Group Class
2025-08-22 08:45 - 09:30 | Oglesby Atrium
The final morning class for Kodaly, singing and movement on part two.

Teaching session 1
2025-08-22 08:45 - 11:00
The final day for individual participant lessons – a wonderful opportunity to listen to lessons on all courses throughout the day.

Noriko Ogawa

Junior Foundation 'drop in' practise workshop
2025-08-22 09:30 - 10:15 | G06
The final ‘drop -in’ class on part two for all Junior Foundation pianists. A great way to set up the day with tips on every aspect of piano playing from a member of the faculty. If you haven’t made it to the class yet do come in for some helpful tips.

Junior Advanced 'drop in' practise workshop
2025-08-22 10:15 - 11:00 | G06
The final ‘drop -in’ class for all Junior Advanced pianists. Don’t miss this chance to get helpful advice on any aspect of piano playing.

Adult Amateur Workshop
2025-08-22 11:30 - 13:00 | G06
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to play to friends in todays group workshop, the final one for 2025, with the support and encouragement of Marta Karbownicka. Tomorrow morning the room is reserved for the adult amateur course to have a final informal performance.

Teaching session 2
2025-08-22 11:30 - 13:00
The final day for lessons on part two. The faculty are teaching throughout the school on all courses including composition, aural, jazz, improvisation, organ, musical analysis, and much more!

Junior Foundation 'drop in' performance class
2025-08-22 14:45 - 15:30 | G06
The final ‘drop-in’ performance class for the Foundation Junior Course. Come along and perform on a beautiful piano with a supportive audience.

Teaching session 3
2025-08-22 14:45 - 17:00
The third teaching session of the day. Make the most of the opportunity to listen and observe from some of the world’s leading teachers.

Boris Berman

Junior Advanced 'drop in' performance class
2025-08-22 15:30 - 16:15 | G06
The final performance class on Part Two. Don’t miss this opportunity to perform in front of friends on the Advanced Junior Course. Pop in anytime you are free.

'Drop in' performance class
2025-08-22 16:15 - 17:00 | G06
The final opportunity on part two to perform in this informal setting, to an audience of supportive participants.

Participant recitals
2025-08-22 17:00 - 18:00
Pianists have the opportunity to perform on one of the concert grand pianos in the recital rooms. Steinway, Schimmel, Bösendorfer, Yamaha and Bechstein are some of the models available.
Make sure to sign up when applying online.

Craig Sheppard Recital
2025-08-22 20:30 - 21:30 | Stoller Hall
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 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 ”
Gramophone Magazine
A wonderful all French programme to end the series of recitals this year.
FAURÉ
Nocturne No. 6 in D-Flat Major Op. 63
RAVEL Miroirs
Noctuelles
Oiseaux tristes
Une barque sur l’océan
Alborada del gracioso
La vallée des cloches
DEBUSSY Estampes
Pagodes
La soirée dans Grenade
Jardins sous la pluie

Stoller Hall Professional Film Recording
2025-08-23 08:30 - 13:00
The final day for making a professional film recording with Mill Media in the award winning Stoller Hall. 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.

CIPSS Part 1 Registration
2026-08-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Oglesby Atrium
Please arrive in plenty of time to settle in before the opening recital at 17.00 in Stoller Hall.
If you are a participant on the Junior Piano or Adult Amateur courses, there are welcome meetings at 3.30pm. Do try and arrive in plenty of time to come along to the meeting.
If you cannot arrive in time for the registration please email info@pianosummerschool.com to confirm your expected arrival time.

Welcome meeting for Junior Piano Course
2026-08-12 15:30 - 16:30 | Carole Nash Hall
A chance to meet other young pianists on the course with course director and Head of Keyboard, Murray McLachlan. We look forward to getting to know you all over the course and hearing you play.

Welcome for Adult Amateur Course
2026-08-12 15:30 - 16:30 | G06
Come and say hello to other Adult Amateur pianists on the course and to meet Kathryn Page who will answer any questions you may have about the week. You will meet many pianists who are attending for the very first time as well as many ‘regular’ participants. We look forward to getting to know you all during the course, and of course to hearing you play.

Opening Recital - Martin Roscoe
2026-08-12 17:00 - 18:00 | Stoller Hall
…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 in concerto, recital and chamber performances. In an ever more distinguished career, his enduring popularity and the respect in which he is universally held are built on a deeply thoughtful musicianship allied to an easy rapport with audiences and fellow musicians alike.
FREE for summer school participants. General public tickets available here Stoller Hall

25 for 25 - a Jubilee Celebration - part one
2026-08-12 19:30 - 21:00 | Stoller Hall
A quarter-century of music-making is a milestone worth celebrating and this year’s course will be a jubilant tribute to the countless artists who have shared their talents, energy, and spirit across the years.
This special celebratory concert will be full of surprise and innovation – more details will be revealed over the coming months.

From the moment participants arrive, they will be welcomed not only with warm smiles but also with a very special gift, one that will last a lifetime and beyond.
It promises to be an occasion filled with reflection, gratitude, and the exhilarating sense of being part of something enduring and extraordinary.

Welcome reception
2026-08-12 21:45 | Oglesby Atrium
Come along to the Atrium bar for a complimentary drink and meet everyone in our 25th year celebrations! Discover why we really are ‘the friendliest piano summer school’!
We are thrilled to announce that Jason Rebello will be performing in the ‘Jazz Room’ – an intimate performance for participants. The Jazz Room will be available every night around 10.30 ’til late for participants to enjoy playing and listening to impromptu jazz. Not to be missed!

Early Morning Warm Ups with Murray
2026-08-13 08:15 - 08:30 | Oglesby Atrium
Start your day off with these early morning series of 15 minute group sessions in the Atrium led by founder and artistic director Murray McLachlan. Open to everyone on the course, the sessions will include a variety of ‘bite size’ projects, concepts and exercises relating to piano well-being and mindset as well as glimpses of repertoire. Embrace the unfamiliar! Look at well-loved music from different perspectives! Above all, start your CIPSS day in style with a real sense of positivity, energy and optimistic purpose.

Drop in practice workshop
2026-08-13 08:45 - 09:30 | G06
Everyone welcome – come along with a bar, a chord, or any part of a piece that you would like some advice on from a member of the faculty. Tips on fingering, pedaling, phrasing, articulation, voicing etc.
Workshops for Junior pianists are scheduled after this class every day.

Junior Piano Group Class
2026-08-13 08:45 - 09:30 | Oglesby Atrium
The morning group class for all pianists enrolled on the Junior Course. Inspiration and camaraderie as you learn together, in a supportive and friendly group.

Dalcroze Group Classes
2026-08-13 08:45 - 10:15 | Gym
Discover how to use the body as a tool for musical perception, preparation, and performance.
Experience a liberating and joyful approach to music that will transform your creativity. Dalcroze provides a powerful route to musical expression – and it is also a lot of fun!
We welcome back Alison Wise to take the classes in dalcroze. Please tick the box on the application form to reserve a place in the class.

Teaching session 1
2026-08-13 08:45 - 11:00
The first session for individual lessons. Do pop into any of the teaching rooms to hear lessons given by the outstanding faculty. Everyone will have their own individual schedule for lessons but we have an open door policy for all sessions – an amazing opportunity to learn from observing some of the most respected teachers in the world.

Junior Course 'drop in' practice workshop
2026-08-13 09:30 - 10:15 | G06
Come along with a bar, or a small section for lots of advice and help to take you into your practice room. Stay for 5 minutes or the whole class – so much can be discovered by listening to everyone.

Scales and exercises 'drop in' workshop
2026-08-13 10:15 - 11:00 | G06
New for 2026 a daily class focusing on scales and exercises. These drop in classes are suitable for all levels of pianists.
Discover how daily scale practice unlocks ease and speed, while technical exercises strengthen your playing from the ground up.

Adult Amateur Workshop
2026-08-13 11:30 - 13:00 | G06
Every day a 90 minute workshop for all participants on the Adult Amateur Course. Do come along and play in a supportive atmosphere, with Kathryn Page. Come and play a bar, a phrase or a complete piece. Get help with performance nerves – many participants who thought they would never have the courage to play come back year after year, including some making a recording in Stoller Hall and taking performance diplomas!

Teaching session 2
2026-08-13 11:30 - 13:00
As individual lessons continue apace, take full advantage of the ‘open door’ policy on the summer school.

Lunchtime Recital - Ariel Lanyi
2026-08-13 13:45 - 14:35 | Stoller Hall
The first in the series of lunchtime recitals for 2026.
In March 2023, Ariel Lanyi was honored to receive the Prix Serdang, a Swiss prize awarded by the distinguished Austrian pianist Rudolf Buchbinder. The prize is endowed with CHF 50,000 and is not a competition, but a recognition of a young pianist’s achievements and an investment in their future.
Prior to this, Ariel won 3rd prize at the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition, performing Brahms Concerto No. 2 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrew Manze in the finals. In the same year, he was a winner of the Young Classical Artists Trust International Auditions.
Current highlights include returns to the Wigmore Hall and to the Miami International Piano Festival, as well as a tour of Asia.
On the concerto platform Ariel has appeared with various orchestras, including the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Israel Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonia Viva and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
In 2021 Linn Records released his recording of music by Schubert to critical acclaim. His newest recording, Organ Reflections, a recording of piano music inspired by the organ by Mozart, Franck, and Reger, was released to critical acclaim in May 2025 (“…the admirable Lanyi drawing out their many and varied colours superbly” – from a 5-star review from the BBC Music Magazine).
An avid chamber musician, Ariel has attended the Marlboro festival, and has collaborated with eminent musicians such as Maria João Pires, Marina Piccinini, Charles Neidich, Alena Baeva, and Torleif Thedéen.
Recent highlights have included recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Fundacion Juan March in Madrid, Homburg MeisterKonzerte series in Germany, the Grafenegg festival in Austria, the Bravo!Vail festival in Colorado, the Kissinger Festsommer and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern festivals in Germany, Perth Concert Hall (broadcast by BBC Radio 3), Vancouver Recital Society, Nottingham International Piano Series, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Merkin Hall in New York, and in festivals across the UK including Chipping Campden, Brighton and Bath.
Born in Jerusalem, Ariel studied with Lea Agmon and Yuval Cohen. Based in London, he completed his studies at the Royal Academy of Music with Hamish Milne and Ian Fountain. He has received extensive tuition from eminent artists such as Robert Levin, Murray Perahia, Imogen Cooper, Nicholas Walker, and the late Alfred Brendel, Leon Fleisher and Ivan Moravec. Other awards include 1st Prize at the Grand Prix Animato Competition in Paris and 1st Prize in the Dudley International Piano Competition, as well as a finalist award at the Rubinstein Competition. Ariel was recently made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.
“…the admirable Lanyi drawing out their many and varied colours superbly.” – BBC Music Magazine, 5-star review
Programme
Beethoven Diabelli Variations
