Kawai Artists: Ashley Fripp
Kawai Pianos have built a reputation for producing high quality pianos, not just for practise at home, but also for world class artists on the concert platform. This relationship between…
Kawai Artists: Mikhail Pletnev
Kawai Pianos have built a reputation for producing high quality pianos, not just for practise at home, but also for world class artists on the concert platform. This relationship between…
Kawai K15E, Kawai K200 & The Kawai K500
At first the range of piano options available can seem a little overwhelming, use our quick guide to familiarise yourself with three of Kawai’s most popular upright pianos. The Kawai…
Pianist James Rhodes @ St Georges, Bristol Oct 16th
Pianist James Rhodes @ St Georges, Bristol Oct 16th James Rhodes has been making waves in the piano world for some time now, campaigning to improve music education for all…
Pianist James Rhodes at St George’s Bristol in October
On Friday 16th October, James Rhodes will be appearing at St George’s Bristol in a performance billed as an immersive, compelling and entertaining, part confessional and part virtuosic musical display….
My Favourite Piano
As a pianist, you will often find yourself trying out any piano you can, whether it be an old upright in a village hall, or the top of the range…
Broken Pianos and Us
Here at The Piano Shop Bath we found this excellent gallery of pianos images on Classic FM’s website. The haunting images show old, broken pianos in a variety of settings,…
Pianist wins BBC Young Musician 2014
‘A teenager who began learning the piano at the age of six has won BBC Young Musician 2014 after previously making it through to the final stages of the biannual…
Piano Pilgrimage: From Jamie Cullum to India
Fans of BBC Radio 4 may remember tuning into Jamie Cullum’s Piano Pilgrimage earlier this year, with three hour-long broadcasts airing back in January. The show followed Cullum around the…
Congratulations – 2013 EPTA prizewinner
Congratulations to Yvonne Lewis on her prize for composition in the 2013 European Piano Teachers Association (UK) composers’ competition. Yvonne teaches piano in Chepstow and her pieces appear on the…
‘Playing the piano keeps the brain well tuned’
‘Researchers at St. Andrews University…found that playing an instrument such as the piano or violin – even at moderate levels – improved a person’s ability to detect errors and respond…
Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra with Robert Thompson (piano) at the Pittville Pump Rooms
On the 20th of April, Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra are joined on the stage of the Pittville Pump Rooms by pianist Robert Thompson, of the Young Classical Artists Trust in a…