Got the piano skills, but want to learn the language of jazz? Love playing notated jazz, but want to play like a proper jazzer? This course is perfect for Upper Intermediate (classical) players and beyond who want to explore the world of jazz. We are very excited to be welcoming award-winning British jazz pianist, Leeds...
We are delighted to be offering a course with brilliantly talented keyboard player and Early Keyboard Consultant to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Royal Welsh Colleges, Steven Devine. During this weekend course Keyboard Music from the Baroque, Steven Devine will explore this incredibly fertile period of keyboard music, looking at style, technique, repertoire and instruments. Although...
21861|https://www.finchcocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Finchcocks26075-1024x1024.jpg|large Experience the magic of Finchcocks during the festive season and escape Christmas craziness with this popular retreat! Run by David Hall, FRCO MA Cantab, this mixed ability weekend aims to explore Christmas music written or arranged for piano, accompanied by carols, mince pies and of course mulled wine! 28914|https://www.finchcocks.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Christmas-wreaths-1-768x1024.jpg|large Get your festive party pieces...
Fancy a UK based, luxury weekend away in a grade-1 listed country manor, surrounded by grand pianos? Our Piano Retreat is designed for anyone who just wants a weekend away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It would suit those who want a bit of time away to practise, or to fall in...
The Versatile Pianist returns to Finchcocks with virtuoso pianist and composer Pavel Timofeyevsky. Designed for pianists with a broad range of interests and repertoire, the course welcomes everything from Bach, Haydn and Beethoven to Liszt, Brahms, Tchaikovsky Debussy, Gershwin, Ravel, Prokofiev and beyond. Drawing on Pavel Timofeyevsky’s experience as a soloist, chamber musician, lecturer and...
The nineteenth century's great pianist-composers formed a remarkably interconnected musical world. As colleagues, rivals, champions and critics, figures such as Liszt, Chopin, Henselt and their contemporaries shaped one another's artistic development, exchanging ideas through performance, teaching, composition and personal friendship. Drawing on current research, this course explores some of the relationships, influences and musical connections...
