There are last minute places available at the Stowe Summer School for Pianists – just 10 weeks away. Join some of your Bristol Piano Club members there along with 60 others from all round the world. There are great tutors, you take part in three masterclasses with the options to perform in student concerts as well. Superb accommodation in the grounds of the old palace of the Duke of Buckingham. You will meet some very inspiring people and experience some amazing piano playing. Plus an opportunity to play on some Steinway grands.
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May 18th 2025 Piano Club Meeting
On a sunny afternoon fifteen of us gathered at Brian and Dorette’s Henleaze house for an afternoon of music on their two uprights (Broadwood and Bechstein). We do not have many opportunities for two piano playing in the Club and we are very grateful to Jean and Brian for providing suitable music, including one piece for eight hands! Following the formal playing we retired to the well-tended garden for food and drink whilst informal music-making continued in the background. We welcomed a new member – Boyang Yu, and Boyang bravely played for us on his first visit.
Once again, many thanks to Brian and Dorette for their fabulous hosting of a very enjoyable event.
| Bristol Piano Club May 2025 | ||
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Brian | Chopin | Nocturne in C# minor, op. 27 no. 1 |
| Chris | Bach | Allemande from French Suite no. 4 |
| Steve W | Satie | Gnossienne no. 5 |
| Simon S | Berg | Sonata op. 1 |
| Jean A | Scriabin | Poeme in F# op. 32 no. 1 |
| Nancy | Schumann | Humoreske (extract) op. 20 |
| Peter | Mozart | Sonata in Eb, K282, Adagio |
| Richard | Beethoven | Sonata in C (Waldstein), op. 53, 1st mvt |
| Boyang | Beethoven | Sonata in C# minor (Moonlight), op. 27, 1st mvt |
| Kay | Bach | Minuet I and II, Partita in Bb |
| Brian | Chopin | Nocturne in Db major, op. 27 no. 2 |
| Nancy & Jean | Vaughan Williams | Fantasy on Greensleeves (2 pianos) |
| Brian, Nancy, Peter & Simon | Moszkowski | Spanish Dance no. 1 (2 pianos, 8 hands) |
| William Gillock | Champagne Toccata (2 pianos) | |
| Nancy & Brian | Rachmaninoff | Suite no. 2, Waltz (2 pianos) |
Bristol Piano Club meeting December 2024
Following Storm Bert in November, around 15 of us made it to Jan’s in Hengrove despite Storm Darraghs best efforts. We were rewarded with a warm welcome from Jan and brother Jonathan. The log fire, Christmas lights and decorations and a superb buffet were much appreciated! There was almost continuous music-making on Jan’s excellent Danemann grand for the four and a half hour duration of the meetings. The incomplete playlist gives a flavour of what went on.
| Performer | Composer | Piece |
| Simon H | R Schumann | Kinderszenen no. 1 |
| C Schumann | Prelude no. 3 | |
| Brian W | Leroy Anderson | Forgotten Dreams |
| Simon S | Malmeck/ Signorelli | Park Avenue Fantasy |
| B Mayerl | Marigold | |
| Shallow Waters | ||
| Mark W | J S Bach | Sarabande from French Suite no. 5 |
| Richard W | F F Chopin | Waltz in Ab, op 69 no. 1 |
| Leonora M (piano) and Chris UW(euphonium) | P Lovatt-Cooper | Donegal Bay |
| Chris UW | Guastavino | Cantilena no. 1 |
| Len M | Melancholy Tango | |
| Jean W | W Niemann | Evening in Seville |
| Ann G (partnered occasionally) with Brian | Misc. Christmas Songs |
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