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John Bailey – Markson Pianos 2017 Concert Series
The pianist, composer, musical director and composer John Bailey is set to perform as part of our Markson Pianos 2017 Concert Series on Wednesday 26th July at 7pm. John completed a postgraduate masters degree in jazz performance at Guildhall School of Music, where he...
Julian Jacobson & Mariko Brown – Markson Pianos 2017 Concert Series
As part of Markson Pianos ongoing concert series on May 31st 2017, the piano duo of Julian Jacobson and Mariko Brown will be performing in London. Their stage will be the visually and audibly dynamic central London St Mary Magdalene Church. These series of...
Ed Balls – The Lighter Side of Life
Ed Balls: Former Chancellor, amateur pianist & dancer and Katya Jones: Showdance Champion & dancer on Strictly Come Dancing You think of the piano as an intellectual exercise, the dancing you think of as much more physical. But with both, I find I get much more...
The 2016 Markson Pianos Concert Series 6
Lola Perrin - Wednesday 26th October 2016 - 7pm Piano Suite IX: Significantus I - 2016 World Premier Following a series of compositions for piano duet, two pianos and small instrumental ensembles written since 2011 which have been performed by various musicians...
The 2016 Markson Pianos Concert Series 5
Nafis Umerkilova - Wednesday 28th September 2016 - 7pm To book, click the link to the Markson Pianos website Performing Schumann Sonata op 11 in F sharp Minor, Stanchinsky Five Preludes 1907-1912, Brahms Ballades op 10 and Scriabin Sonata no 5 Born in Tashkent Nafis...
Jenni Roditi
I originally trained in piano and composition … Everything I do pours into my teaching and now, for the first time, into my conducting too … “I conduct two choirs; a professional choir TIC - The Improvisers Choir and a community choir TOC - The Open Choir. The project...
The 2016 Markson Pianos Concert Series: Daniel Grimwood
Daniel Grimwood - Wednesday 27th July 2016 - 7pm Schubert Sonatas with a twist. One of the most original musicians of his generation, with a repertoire ranging from Elizabethan Virginal music to composers of the modern day. Daniel is a pianist of rare versatility,...
The Markson Pianos Jazz Night at the Spice of Life: Elchin Shirinov & Alex Munks’ ‘Flying Machines’
13th July doors open from 6pm for food music from 8-11pm ... For our latest Jazz night we present internationally acclaimed Azerbaijani pianist ELCHIN SHIRINOV who brings his unique approach to ethno-jazz. Shirinov – who comes from the Azerbaijani folk tradition –...
#45 Marina Petrov: Concert Pianist, Educator & Co-founder of ATGPMF
The first thing I try to teach my students is the love and understanding of music ... Many of my students stay with me for a very long time ... this is something that can be explored for decades"I consider myself an idealist when it comes to teaching music. I...
The 2016 Markson Pianos Concert Series – Emilie Capulet
Emilie Capulet - Wednesday 29th June 2016 - 7pm Sounds of Spain Emilie Capulet returns to the Markson concert series with a selection of works by Scarlatti, Soler, Ravel and the influential Albeniz. Emilie was born in Aix-en-Provence, France. She studied the...
The View from Markson Pianos: Geoffrey Paterson – Conductor
In spite of the difficulties presented by the orchestration, in the end – if you work at it – it does work! “At the performance I spoke with the audience from podium before we started to play, and one of the things I said was that it was very likely that none...
Charlie The Piano Tuner: Our Role
About nine months ago Markson Pianos were approached by a film production company and asked if we could supply pianos for Florence Foster Jenkins, a film being made in the UK. They were very specific. There were six pianos in all. They wanted a concert grand, two...