Chetham’s International Piano Summer School

Martino Tirimo recital
2023-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 (Europe/London) | Stoller Hall
We are thrilled to welcome back Martino Tirimo to perform and teach on the summer school.
Chopin 3 Mazurkas Op.59
Schubert Sonata in D major D850 (Gastein’)
i Allegro Vivace
ii Con Moto
iii Scherzo – Allegro Vivace
iv Rondo – Allegro Moderato
“A formidable virtuoso and one with unmistakeable magnetism.” The Guardian
“Tirimo’s playing belongs to a past generation of ‘greats’. Listening to him I conjure up aural images of Solomon, Arrau, Kempff, Serkin, Schnabel and Rubinstein. Throughout the evening one was consistently aware that this supreme musician placed himself entirely at the service of the composer.”
Bill Newman, Music and Vision

Teaching session 3
2023-08-15 14:45 - 17:00
Individual lessons take place throughout the school on all courses. In addition to the piano course there will be lessons on composition, harpsichord, jazz, theory, aural, sight-reading and much more. Observers always welcome.

Vladimir Tropp

Teaching session 2
2023-08-15 11:30 - 13:00
Individual lessons continue apace. With so many wonderful teachers and course options everyone will be kept very busy!. The piano summer school has an ‘open door’ policy – so do go and listen to other lessons. You might decide you want to learn jazz!

Teaching session 1
2023-08-15 08:45 - 11:00
The first session of the day with all members of the faculty working intensely in individual lessons with the participants. Children are encouraged to watch other lessons. Drop in to listen to lessons and learn from the outstanding faculty.

Drop in performance class
2021-08-25 15:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-20 15:30 - 16:30 | Whiteley Hall
An informal class where everyone can come along between lessons and practise to play their piece to a member of the faculty on a lovely concert grand piano.

An audience with Paul Lewis
2021-08-24 17:15 - 18:00 | Whiteley Hall
We are thrilled to welcome Paul Lewis to the Summer school.
Paul, a former student of Chetham’s, is internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. His cycles of core piano works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide, and consolidated his reputation as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire. His numerous awards have included the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year, two Edison awards, three Gramophone awards, the Diapason D’or de l’Annee, the Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and the South Bank Show Classical Music award. He holds honorary degrees from Liverpool, Edge Hill, and Southampton Universities, and was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Drop in performance class
2021-08-23 15:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-18 15:30 - 16:30 | Whiteley Hall
New for 2021 – an informal class where everyone can come along between lessons and practise to play their piece to a member of the faculty on a lovely concert grand piano.

Adult Amateur Workshop
2021-08-22 11:30 - 13:00 | Whiteley Hall
The first workshop for the adult amateur course on part two. Everyone is very welcome to come and play or just observe. Philip Fowke and Kathryn Page guarantee a very warm welcome.

Adult Amateur Workshop
2021-08-20 11:30 - 13:00 | Whiteley Hall
The final workshop of part one. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to play to Philip Fowke and Kathryn Page. Everyone very welcome to come up and play, even just a few bars.

Classical improvisation at the piano: too much to choose from? Simon Parkin
2021-08-18 17:15 - 18:00 | Whiteley Hall
We welcome Simon Parkin to give a fascinating talk on classical improvisation.
Simon, who was awarded a PhD in composition by Manchester University, is an award-winning composer with an extensive catalogue of performed works. His latest ongoing project is to compose a piece for every day of the year, for various instruments together with piano. Some of the ‘December’ pieces, for double bass and piano, were recently recorded by Leon Bosch on Meridian.
As an arranger, Simon is much in demand, and in addition to his role as Arranger in Residence for Manchester Camerata, for whom he produces arrangements in varied styles and for a range of ensembles his work has featured in the commercial recordings of international artists and ensembles including Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Jess Gillam and the Sakura Cello Quintet.

Gala Faculty Recital
2021-08-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Stoller Hall
Tonight another exciting and varied programme from some of the outstanding pianists who are teaching on the course. Performers include John Lenehan, Nikki Iles, Ben Powell, Gemma Webster and Lulu Yang.

'My Life in Music' with Philip Fowke
2021-08-17 17:15 - 18:00 | Whiteley Hall
” …… that co-existence of a high musical intellect with elegance, wit and unashamedly
joyful showmanship, marks out Philip Fowke among his own generation of pianists …… ” The Times

Philip Fowke is respected and admired worldwide as one of Britain’s most distinguished pianists. His frequent appearances and broadcasts with leading orchestras in the UK and his many recordings also see him performing abroad where he in recent seasons he has toured in the USA, Canada, Scandinavia, South America, Germany, Italy and New Zealand. Philip has made recordings for EMI, Lyrita, Unicorn, CRD, Chandos and Naxos. These include the concertos of Addinsell, Bliss, Delius, Hoddinott, Rachmaninov, Ravel and Tchaikovsky. He has also made solo records including works by Bliss, Chopin and an album of piano transcriptions.
In 2020 we celebrated Philip’s 70th year with a very special summer school online performance. Philip recorded a new work especially for the summer school. Stephen Hough gave a new work as a birthday present for Philip and the world premiere was given on the summer school in August 2020.
This year from the Stoller Hall, we welcome Philip to share with us his life in music.

Teaching session 1
2021-08-17 08:45 - 11:00
The first teaching session on CIPSS part one. Participants work with the outstanding faculty in individual lessons. Included in the basic course fee is an individual lesson on every teaching day. Observers always welcome.

Gala Faculty Recital
2021-08-16 19:30 - 20:45 | Stoller Hall
The opening night of the 2021 Chetham’s International Piano Summer School continues with a gala faculty recital.
A wonderful opportunity to hear from some of the outstanding pianists who are teaching on the course this year. Programme to include performances by:
Peter Frankl, Julian Jacobson, Murray McLachlan, Kathryn Page, Nicholas Oliver and Lulu Yang.
Free for all summer school participants. Event will live streamed for the public and all participants who are on the Online course. Tickets available through the Stoller Hall website.

Junior Academy ends
2021-08-16 11:30
A chance to say goodbye to everyone after a busy and inspiring course.

Final morning recitals
2021-08-16 09:00 - 11:00
The 2021 Junior Academy draws to a close with recitals by all the young pianists throughout the school for 2 hours. Certificates will be presented to all participants.

Group class workshops
2021-08-16 08:15 - 08:45
The final morning group sessions before everyone performs in the morning participant recitals.
The sessions are live-streamed for all the online participants.

The Chetham’s library – founded in 1653, is the oldest surviving public library in Britain.

Social time
2021-08-15 20:15
The final evening social time for everyone. Non residents leave for the day and residents can enjoy spending time in house with the team of house parents or taking advantage of all the wonderful pianos available to play, ready for the final recitals tomorrow.
Oglesby atrium

Gala Faculty recital
2021-08-15 19:15 - 20:15 | Stoller Hall
The final evening recital is given by several of the outstanding members of the faculty including John Lenehan, Murray McLachlan, Kathryn Page, Lulu Yang, Ben Powell, Sam Brook, Gemma Beeson, Gemma Webster.
Programme to include Ravel, Gershwin, John Ireland and much more.

Group class workshops
2021-08-15 17:00 - 17:45
Another opportunity for everyone to join together in the afternoon group workshops to learn from the course leaders.

Chetham’s Medieval Courtyard

Drop in performance class
2021-08-15 15:30 - 16:30

Drop in practise class
2021-08-15 12:00 - 13:30
A chance to receive help on any aspect of a piece you are working on. It could be on fingering, pedal, interpretation, rhythm, phrasing etc – come along and find solutions from a member of the faculty.

Group class workshops
2021-08-15 08:15 - 08:45
The morning group class for all four piano courses. A chance to learn together before the intensive individual lessons begin.
The sessions are live-streamed for all the online participants.

Social time
2021-08-14 20:15
A chance for everyone to unwind at the end of the day. Non residents leave for the day and the residents can choose from options including socials in house, fit to perform in the gym, practise, duet playing – or relaxing in the house TV lounge.

Group class workshops
2021-08-14 17:00 - 17:45
After all the individual lessons and practise throughout the day, everyone joins together for another group class workshop. Areas covered will include performance nerves, repertoire planning, practise tips, technical control and much more. Sessions are live-streamed for the online course participants.

Chetham’s Medieval Baronial Hall

Drop in performance class
2021-08-14 12:00 - 13:30
An informal class where everyone can come along between lessons and practise to play their piece to a member of the faculty on a lovely grand piano.

Teaching session 1
2021-08-14 09:00 - 11:00
The first session of the day with all members of the faculty working intensely in individual lessons with the participants. Children are encouraged to watch other lessons. Courses include aural, jazz, composition, harpsichord and much more!

Group class workshops
2021-08-14 08:15 - 08:45
The day begins with a morning group class for all pianists. The sessions are live-streamed for all the online participants.
