Tuesday 24 June at 1.15pm St Bride's Church, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8AU World premiere performance of ‘Metropolis’, six songs by British composer Bernard Hughes and lyricist Chinwe D John that capture the pulse of a modern metropolis. These songs, which explore aspects of urban life, romantic love, and resilience, bring the emotional essence of…

The Cross-Eyed Pianist

17.06.2025

The ’88-tooth monster’ – doomed to evolve or die – The Cross-Eyed Pianist

The 88-key piano looks to be headed for a major transformation in the coming decades. The mechanism under the lid is based on a 130-year-old design and many specialists believe it is time to dispense with those delicate moving parts. As innovative Australian piano builder Wayne Stuart says, “The piano has been crying out for…

The Cross-Eyed Pianist

19.06.2025

The wisdom of Alfred Brendel – The Cross-Eyed Pianist

It’s hard to believe Alfred Brendel has died at the age of 94. He’s been a part of my musical landscape since I was a teenager, when my mother, who was an admirer of Brendel in concert and on LP, bought me an Edition Peters copy of Schubert’s Impromptus and Moments Musicaux to learn –…

The Cross-Eyed Pianist

24.06.2025

Agathe Backer Grøndahl Reimagined – The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Guest post by Eva Doroszkowska If patience is a virtue, then it could be coined a female trait. Hildegard von Bingen waited 900 years for a resurgence of interest in her music. Fortunately for Agathe Backer Grøndahl, it was only a century before she was honoured with a republica-tion and urtext edition of 2 of…

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The ’88-tooth monster’ – doomed to evolve or die – The Cross-Eyed Pianist

The wisdom of Alfred Brendel – The Cross-Eyed Pianist

Agathe Backer Grøndahl Reimagined – The Cross-Eyed Pianist

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