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Live piano round-up December 25

Posted on March 8, 2026March 20, 2026 by Michael Church
Wigmore Hall: Richard Goode 30 Sept; Andras Schiff 5 Oct; Mitsuko Uchida 12 Oct; Stephen Kovacevich and Martha Argerich 22 Oct Royal Festival Hall: Vikingur Olafsson 25 Sept Queen Elizabeth Hall: Benj... Read More

Michael Church – column in International Piano magazine May 2024

Posted on June 24, 2024June 30, 2024 by Michael Church
Michael Church – International Piano live roundup May 2024  Queen Elizabeth Hall: Marc-André Hamelin Feb 23 Wigmore Hall: Andras Schiff  March 3; Steven Osborne March 12; Pavel Kolesnikov and... Read More

The amazing Beatrice Rana

Posted on February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 by Michael Church
Beatrice Rana, Queen Elizabeth Hall Beatrice Rana’s recording of Bach’s Goldbergs marked an arresting entry into the lists: how could a young unknown possess such timeless musical wisdom? Her Sout... Read More

Nobuyuki Tsujii defies the odds

Posted on January 31, 2019February 15, 2019 by Michael Church
Nobuyuki Tsujii, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London Nobuyuki Tsujii was born blind thirty years ago, but a phenomenal talent for music has ensured that he won every prize going in Japan before reaching his... Read More

Chineke! ushers in a triumphant makeover for the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Posted on April 10, 2018June 7, 2018 by Michael Church
Chineke! Queen Elizabeth Hall   Over the last half-century the outbuildings of the Royal Festival Hall have been threatened with one grandiose makeover after another: people have always been ambi... Read More

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