WAINSGATE PIANO WEEKEND 27-29 SEPTEMBER 2024
From the people who brought you Hebden Bridge Piano Festival (2013-2019): a one-off weekend packed with piano music from world-class artists. Keep checking as we add more information over the next couple of months.
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM 20th JULY (INCLUDING A MONEY-SAVING WEEKEND PASS)
Expect lunchtime recitals, a masterclass, jazz café and more – scroll down for times and dates
First of all, our evening soloists:
Zoe Rahman
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 8pm
Her sound is drenched with originality and jazz legitimacy….a world class artist, composer and performer… Zoe shines as one of Britain’s most powerful compositional voices and important contemporary artists.”
Ivors Academy
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Charles Owen
SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 8pm
“A class above the rest… His performances are underpinned by an unwavering musicality that is enhanced by close attention to the score; listeners are immediately aware that great works have been analysed by the mind as well as the fingers.”
International Piano
Noriko Ogawa
SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 8pm
“What sets her apart from other pianists is her wonderful sense of timing… [Ogawa] allows the music to breathe, while maintaining the forward momentum”
The Times
And here are the two rising stars who will give the lunchtime recitals:
Mark Viner
SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER 1.30PM
Described by International Piano Magazine as “one of the most gifted pianists of his generation”, Mark Viner is steadily gaining a reputation as one of Britain’s leading concert pianists; his unique blend individual artistry combined with his bold exploration of the byways of the piano literature garnering international renown.
Rose McLachlan
SUNDAY 29 SEPTMEBER 1.30PM
In 2016, Rose was the overall winner of the Scottish International Youth Prize at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and in 2017 was awarded the Yamaha Prize in the EPTA UK competition. She was the winner of the Beethoven Society of Europe Junior Intercollegiate competition in 2019 and also won the Chopin Prize at both Chetham’s and at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Plus! On Saturday September 28 at 3pm AFTERNOON TEA WITH THE PIANO CLUB, at 3PM on Sunday 29 a MASTERCLASS WITH CHARLES OWEN.
There will be a nightly JAZZ CAFÉ from 6.30-7 – capacity is limited so, in the first instance, these will be offered (free) to those who buy tickets for the evening recital.