Concerts & Events
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Solo recital at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, October 2023.
ARD International Music Competition, Munich
Chairing the piano trio jury of the ARD International Music Competition in Munich, September 2023.
Cottier Festival, Glasgow
With the Aurea Quartet at the Cottier Festival, Glasgow, 2016
Concert & Event Dates
Here are some details of my concerts and other events in the next few months. If you have enjoyed reading my blog and would like to attend a live event (concert, teaching, talk) please look to see if there’s one near you. You can also read reviews from previous concerts.
August 2025
Wednesday 6 August at 1pm: Solo recital for Lake District Summer Music, Ambleside Church, Cumbria
Wednesday 13 August at 1pm: Solo recital in St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh – part of the Edinburgh Fringe (tickets are free, but get there early as this is a popular series!)
May 2025
Tuesday 13 May: The paperback edition of my book Women and the Piano is published by Yale University Press.
March 2025
Thursday 6 March at 6pm: as part of Women’s History Month, I’m giving a talk at the museum of historical instruments at St Cecilia’s Hall, Niddry Street, Edinburgh. In conversation with historian Robert Philip, I’ll be discussing some of the attitudes that confronted women who dreamed of a career in music. The talk will last for an hour. There is no specified ticket price – it’s ‘pay what you can’. Booking: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-history-month-talk-for-you-music-can-be-only-an-ornament-tickets-1044926522357?aff=oddtdtcreator
Sunday 16 March at 3.30pm: Solo recital in Kelso Old Parish church for Kelso Music Society in the Scottish Borders – programme details and more info here
Saturday 22 March at 3pm – solo recital at King’s College Cambridge after Foundation Lunch event – invited guests only
January 2025
I start this year in a writing phase, because I have a book due in to the publisher by May. So, probably not so many outside events to list. Here’s one, though.
Friday 24 January: Online seminar for the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, USA.
November 2024
Monday 4 November at 1pm: Solo recital, Wesley Chapel, Harrogate. Piano music by Joseph Haydn, John Field, Clara Schumann, Edvard Grieg.
October 2024
Sunday 6 October at 3pm: I’ll be playing a solo recital of music by historical women pianist-composers at the London Piano Festival, King’s Place, London. The concert will be followed by a Q&A between me and Tim Parry, editor of International Piano magazine, about the history of women playing the piano.
The difficulty of ending in tempo and without a pause
When you play a lot of Romantic piano music, you get used to the final notes being extended by a written pause. Composers like Chopin and Schumann often wanted the last chord to ring on gently (or triumphantly) while the mood of the piece hung in the air. We pianists...
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