A Donation for Mental Well Being
What do musicians and runners have in common? The pursuit of mental well being of course! Running and playing music both make you feel good! So this year – The…
Conversations with Nurry – Candlelight Concerts
In this ‘Conversation with Nurry’ she reflects on her experiences while performing at a number of Candlelight Concerts here in the UK. Throughout a number of the Word’s major cities,...
Joyful Sound 2022 – Variations on a Theme
Back in 2017, Wiltshire based mixed media artist Julieann Worrall Hood first graced our windows with her installation ‘Joyful Sound.’ Consisting of over 1000 salvaged piano keys which otherwise would...
Conversations with Nurry – Rachmaninoff
In this conversation Nurry has addressed one of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s technically difficult études, written towards the end of the first world war (during the Russian revolution) before Rachmaninoff sailed from...
2021 and 100 pianos
Throughout 2021 Nurry Lee started collaborating with us, the Piano Shop Bath, in our endeavour to showcase our instruments performing at their very best. As a pianist with a wide...
Surely not just a present for Christmas!
Music can be extremely beneficial to people recovering from mental illness or those having experienced severe trauma. Just as with all of us in fact, it provides an outlet for anxiety...
Musical Instruments Are in Demand
Musical Instruments Are in Demand as we hit a Bright Note once again At The Piano Shop we always welcome aspiring and existing musicians. Without doubt, the last couple of...
Exploring Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Nurry delves into the Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 by Franz Liszt which he composed in 1847, covering this popular classic and what it really means. Franz Liszt is considered to be...
Emotions at the Keyboard
Music has the power to evoke certain emotions and that’s the reason why it’s vital that we use those emotions when playing the piano. This makes it possible to maximise...
The Silent Piano
More people are now looking at ways in which they can play the acoustic piano in silence during practice but still experience the action of a traditional piano and the...
Live at the BBC
In July 2021, concert pianist Nurry Lee performed live with ‘Trio Rouge’ at the BBC’s Broadcasting House. This was performed live on air, an experience that Nurry shares with us....
The Eras of Classical Music
Once again we have been in conversation with our in-house concert pianist Nurry Lee who has given us some fresh insight into the major classical composers throughout the past 300...