Participant recitals
An opportunity for participants to perform on the outstanding grand pianos in all of the halls and performance spaces. Observers warmly welcomed.
Sarah Beth Briggs Recital
Stoller Hall…an exceptionally gifted musician The Guardian Pianist Sarah Beth Briggs – an artist of extraordinary magnetism (Michael Kennedy, Daily Telegraph) – is a leading recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician.Her professional career was launched at the age of eleven when she became the then youngest-ever finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year and …
Martin Roscoe Recital
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 …
Cabaret
Oglesby AtriumThe 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 …
Stoller Hall Professional Film Recording
The final day on part one 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.
Junior Course Final Concert
Oglesby AtriumAll the young pianists on both junior courses have the opportunity to perform on the final morning, and receive a certificate of participation. Family and friends will be welcome to come and listen.
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.
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 …
Tours of Forsyth’s Piano Workshops, Showrooms & Private Collection of Historical Keyboard Instruments
12.30pm – 1.45pm 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 …
CIPSS Part 2 Registration
Oglesby AtriumPlease 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 or Piano Teacher 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. If …