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 …
Leon McCawley Recital
Stoller Hall“One of today’s most impeccably musical pianists.” International Piano, January/February 2021 Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing, British pianist Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide since winning, in 1993, First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition. His many concert performances and extensive …
Junior Piano Group Class
Carole Nash HallThe morning begins for the Junior pianists with a group class in the magnificent Carole Nash Hall. This photo from last year shows the class exploring the importance of posture with Murray McLachlan.
Junior Foundation ‘drop in’ practice workshop
G06The daily 'drop -in' class 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. Come along with a bar, or a small section for lots of advice and help to take you into your practice room. …
Adult amateur workshop
G06Enjoy 90 minutes of music making with pianists on the adult amateur course. Marta Karbownicka will offer helpful and constructive feedback. Observers always welcome.