Teaching session 1
The last day on part 2 for individual lessons. All lessons are open to observe - don't miss this incredible opportunity to learn from the outstanding faculty.
Opening recital with Katerina Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko
Stoller HallThe opening recital for the 2024 course in the glorious Stoller Hall. We are thrilled to welcome Katerina Zaitseva and Nikita Fitenko to give an exciting programme of music for two pianos. From Cinderella Suite for Two Pianos Sergei Prokofiev-Mikhail Pletnev Introduction Quarrel Cinderella's Waltz Gavotte Finale Concertino for Two Pianos, Op. 94 …
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Piers Lane Recital
Stoller Hall“No praise could be high enough for Piers Lane whose playing throughout is of a superb musical intelligence, sensitivity, and scintillating brilliance.” Bryce Morrison, Gramophone We are thrilled that Piers is available to join us again at Chetham's for a solo recital and teaching on the faculty. Five times soloist at the BBC Proms, Piers …
Nikki Iles and Friends
Oglesby Atrium“A formidable UK jazz presence ...” “Iles is one of the most refreshing figures to have emerged in the UK scene in recent times, with a liquid sound and supple, obliquely resolved phrasing as an improviser”. “Formidably creative.... “The Heroine of British Jazz ...” The Guardian ‘Nikki Iles is a pianist of extraordinary imagination who …
Junior Piano Group Class
Carole Nash HallAll pianists on the Junior Course start the day with a group class workshop, exploring technique, practise, repertoire and much more. This photo from last year shows the class laying down with closed eyes as they listen to a piece of music with Murray McLachlan.
Masterclass with Paul Lewis
Stoller HallThis morning Paul will work with talented young pianists in a masterclass from Stoller Hall. Free to all participants. Public tickets available from Stoller Hall box office. Chetham’s International Piano Summer School – Public Performances: Day Two | The Stoller Hall Paul's multi-award winning discography for Harmonia Mundi includes the complete Beethoven piano sonatas, concertos, …
Lunchtime Recital – Callum McLachlan
Stoller HallThe first of the 2024 lunchtime recitals in the Stoller Hall. We are delighted to welcome Callum Mclachlan and Pedro López Salas to the Young Artist programme this year. They have both reached the final 24 of the Leeds International Piano Competition. The competition begins in September and they will perform some of the repertoire …
Junior Foundation ‘drop in’ performance class
G06Every day come along to hear other young pianists playing on a grand piano, in front of a supportive audience and member of the faculty.
Lecture with Murray McLachlan – Traum der Jugend: reflections on Ferruccio Busoni 100 years on
Stoller HallThe first lecture of the course celebrates Ferruccio Busoni - 1866 – 1924 'Music is so constituted that every context is a new context and should be treated as an 'exception'. The solution of a problem, once found, cannot be reapplied to a different context. Our art is a theatre of surprise and invention, and …
Adam Swayne Recital
Stoller HallThe Times described Adam Swayne as “a pianist of formidable technique and high intelligence” and the Evening Standard as “an ideal blend of panache and subtlety”. Adam combines performing and composing with his role as Deputy Head of Keyboard Studies at the RNCM. He has performed in festivals throughout the UK and abroad, including on BBC …