Making dreams come true: the art and science of putting concert programmes together
The art of “tuning in” and “matching”
Songs in search of words, poetry in search of music, or songs without words? Bach-Gounod or Schubert?
Song-inspired pianism: thinking about piano transcriptions of songs again, this time not just for 2-hands but also 4-hands
Beethoven, Franck and romantic dreams of the counterpoint – 6 & 8 December 2022
Come join this concert with a most delightful programme of piano music (2- and 4-hands) inspired by romantic “dreams” – re-imaginations, re-inventions, inspirations – of or around the counterpoint. Beethoven’s more
Songs and sonnets of travellers: Chopin, Viardot, Liszt – 7th July 2022 [post-Covid-close-then-typhoon-delay update]
Announcing the new, new date for our first concert in our “Give me my song” series, “Songs and sonnets of travellers: Chopin, Viardot, Liszt” to be Thursday 7th July 2022, with more
“Lost in the stars … that are aligned” – 16 December 2019
Announcing the first concert in our “Reach for the stars” series, “Lost in the stars … that are aligned” on Monday 16th December, this time with 2 pianists sharing the solo more
Songful harmonies: the song-inspired piano music of Schubert, Liszt and Bartok
Announcing the 2nd concert in our “Hear the song in the music” series, “Songful harmonies: the song-inspired music of Schubert, Liszt and Bartok” on Tuesday 6th November, this time with more
Songfully yours: the piano that “sings”!
Why are we interested in exploring the connection between songs and piano music? The voice and the piano – these are 2 wonderful but very different instruments. Do they talk more
“Dialogue about Schubert’s songs” – 4.30pm, 22 April 2018
With Benjamin Appl, Caleb Woo, Suyin Mak, Sylvia Chan round the table, we will be collaborating with Goethe Institut and Premiere Performances to host a “Dialogue about Schubert’s songs”. With more
Spring 2018 – brought together by songs and song-inspired piano music
We have been practising for our April concert that is about songs and song-inspired piano music and we have been thinking about this theme. Songs have always inspired piano composers, more
Enjoy “beauty + love” with The Classical Singers this summer and get into the dancing mood
This summer, having just earlier spent time with a number of our musical friends at a concert at the HKAPA, we are now reprising our “heaven + earth, beauty + more
Music, beauty, art and maths
It’s spring. We have been practising 2 French songs. There is music in the air. Another song’s lyrics are ringing in our ears a little: “come sing with me“, it says. more
It’s “deliberate practice” time – just as even the great Rachmaninoff had to practise before performances
Practice is such an important activity for those of us who want to achieve a good performance, whether it’s singing or playing an instrument, and, for that matter, playing a more