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

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.

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.

'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.

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.

Drop in performance class
2021-08-18 15:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-23 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.

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.

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.

Drop in performance class
2021-08-20 15:30 - 16:30, 2021-08-25 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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

Martino Tirimo recital
2023-08-15 19:00 - 20:00 | 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

Carlo Grante Recital
2023-08-15 20:30 - 21:45 | Stoller Hall
“Grante’s meticulous, thoughtful virtuosity and stylistic insights have markedly evolved… Like Horowitz, Grante is a master at creating a multicoloured portfolio of legato shadings through fingers alone, pedaling ever so discreetly.” – Gramophone
We welcome back Carlo to give a recital and to teach on part one. Always a very popular teacher we await his recital with eagerness.
Rachmaninov

Etudes-Tableaux Op 33
No. 1 Allegro non troppo in F minor
No. 2 Allegro in C major
No. 3 Grave in C minor
No. 4 Moderato in D minor
No. 5 Non allegro—Presto in E♭ minor
No. 6 Allegro con fuoco in E♭ major
No. 7 Moderato in G minor
No. 8 Grave in C♯ minor

Etudes-Tableaux Op.39

No. 1 Allegro agitato in C minor
No. 2 Lento assai in A minor
No. 3 Allegro molto in F♯ minor
No. 4 Allegro assai in B minor
No. 5 Appassionato in E♭ minor
No. 6 Allegro in A minor
No. 7 Lento lugubre in C minor
No. 8 Allegro moderato in D minor
No. 9 Allegro moderato. Tempo di marcia in D major

Teaching session 3
2023-08-16 14:30 - 16:45
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.

Philip Martin

Teaching session 2
2023-08-18 11:30 - 13:00
The final day of individual lessons on part one. Over 25 faculty will be working throughout the school.

Noriko Ogawa in Baronial Hall

Teaching session 3
2023-08-18 14:30 - 16:45
The final teaching session of the day. Take full advantage of the ‘open door’policy – have a listen to the amazing faculty throughout the day.

Dina Parakhina Recital
2023-08-18 20:30 - 21:30 | Stoller Hall
Dina is in great demand both as a performer and teacher. We are thrilled to welcome her back to the Stoller Hall for a solo recital.
After graduating with a “Diploma of Distinction” from both the Central Music School and the Moscow State Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Dina Parakhina went on the become one of the youngest-ever members of the Central Music School faculty when she inherited the chair formerly held by her teacher, professor Tamara Bobovich. She occupied this post for fifteen years until she moved to the UK in 1996, and was one of the most-wanted pedagogues in her native Russia. She combined teaching with a busy performing career, collaborating with many outstanding instrumentalists, singers and conductors, as well as playing with major Russian orchestras, giving recitals and making TV and radio broadcasts at the most prestigious venues in Moscow and other cities of the former Soviet Union.
Rachmaninov

Melodie Op 3 no. 3 (revised version)
Variations on a Theme of Corelli Op 42
Serenade Op.3 no. 5 revised version)
Moment Musicaax Op 16 no. 2 (revised version)
Second Sonata (revised version).

Diploma exams
2023-08-19 09:00 - 14:00 | G09
An opportunity for participants to take a Trinity College of London performing diploma on the summer school. Specialist examiners will listen to the performances in a large recital room with a Steinway grand for participants to play. Full details are on the website here.

Forysth Piano Workshop tour
2023-08-19 12:30 - 15:45
12.30 – 13.45 and 2.30pm – 15.45 – Tours of Forsyth’s Piano Workshops, Showrooms & Private Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments

If you’ve enjoyed trying the 20 or so beautiful pianos that Forsyth have brought to the Summer School, you’ll love the enormous piano showroom just down the road at their historic 5-storey premises where you can try over 150!

Tai Chi
2023-08-20 08:00 - 08:30
We are thrilled to welcome Philip Smith to take early morning Tai Chi on part two of CIPSS. A perfect start to the day. Suitable for all ages.
The session will be held outside if the weather is kind.

Teaching session 3
2023-08-20 14:30 - 16:45
The final teaching session of the day for all individual lessons.

Philip Martin

Murray McLachlan Recital - The Chopin connection
2023-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Stoller Hall
‘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)
The Chopin connection- The Four Ballades with later homages
Homage à Godowsky- Chopin Nocturne op 9 no. 2 for left hand alone. Murray McLachlan (2022)
Chopin
Ballade no. 1 in G minor op. 23
Ballade no. 2 in F major/A minor op. 38
Ballade no. 3 in A flat op. 47
Ballade no. 4 in F minor op. 52

Ronald Stevenson Fugue on a fragment of Chopin (1949)

© Martin Lijinsky

Tai Chi
2023-08-21 08:00 - 08:30
Tai Chi’s gentle exercise help to reduce stress and tone and strengthen muscles. Suitable for all ages and fitness levels. Everyone welcome.

Junior Foundation 'drop in' practice clinic
2023-08-21 09:30 - 10:15 | G06
For all young pianists on the Foundation Course. Drop in to play a bar, or a small section, ask about fingering and learn lots of tips to take you into your practice room. Stay for 5 minutes or the whole class – so much can be discovered by listening to everyone.

Teaching session 3
2023-08-21 14:30 - 16:45
The third teaching session of the day. Over 100 pianos will be played during this session!

Martino Tirimo
