International Piano Series – Day Ten
  • Wednesday 25 August 2021, 9:00am
  • Online
  • £20 (Book for 5 days, 5% discount / 10 days 10% discount)
Image International Piano Series – Day Ten

Part of the Chetham’s International Piano Summer School  explore the live stream series in full.

9am – Masterclass with Paul Lewis

An exciting opportunity for outstanding young pianists to work with Paul Lewis. 

Paul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. His cycles of core piano works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide, and consolidated his reputation as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire. His numerous awards have included the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year, two Edison awards, three Gramophone awards, the Diapason D’or de l’Annee, the Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and the South Bank Show Classical Music award. 

Paul Lewis website

1.45pm – Thomas Kelly, Young Artists Lunchtime Recital

We are delighted to present a new series of daily lunchtime recitals by outstanding young pianists – programme details coming soon.

7pm – Alicja Fiderkiewicz

‘A pianist of rare quality … she plays with the kind of old-fashioned simplicity associated with the playing of her two great compatriots – Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Artur Rubinstein…’ – Piano Magazine

Born in Warsaw, Poland, the young Alicja Fiderkiewicz’s outstanding musical talent was recognised at the tender age of 3 by her elder sister’s piano teacher who, upon hearing her play, immediately spotted Alicja’s tremendous potential. Two years later Alicja was accepted into the Central School of Music attached to Moscow’s Conservatoire.

Having graduated from Warsaw’s Lyceum of Music with Distinction, Alicja decided to continue her studies abroad. She entered Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, in the class of Polish pianist, Prof. Ryszard Bakst. Within 3 months of entering RNCM Alicja was awarded a scholarship for the rest of her 5 years undergraduate studies and further year as a post graduate student. Prof. Bakst was to have vast influence on Alicja’s musical development especially that of her sound, which has been described by some critics as “a sound of exquisite beauty”. Throughout her career Alicja appeared with number of major orchestras – The Halle, Da Camera, Manchester Camerata, La Scala in Milan, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Polish Radio & TV and many others and worked with number of conductors including Frank Cliff, Jacek Kaspszyk, Marek Pijarowski, Kenneth Page, Owain Orwell Hughes, Pierluigi Urbini.

Alicja Fiderkiewicz website

8.30pm – Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen Recital

One of the most highly-acclaimed piano duos performing today, Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen are passionate advocates for the wide range of four hands and two piano repertoire. In parallel with their extensive solo careers, they have been performing together around the world and across the UK since 2001. Their close collaboration stems from a shared teacher, the inspirational Irina Zaritskaya, with whom they both studied at the Royal College of Music. Their friendship dates from 1987 during a visit of students from the Gnessin School in Moscow to the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey. The duo released a first recording for Quartz in 2016, featuring Stravinsky’s two piano ballets, the Rite of Spring and Petrushka, with a dedication to the memory of their teacher. Their second disc came out in January 2018 on Avie featuring music by Rachmaninov, recorded at Kings Place. Together, Charles and Katya are the Artistic Directors and founders of the London Piano Festival, held annually at Kings Place.

We are delighted to welcome them back to Stoller Hall for the closing recital of 2021.

Katya Apekisheva Charles Owen website


Founded in 2001, the Chetham’s Piano Summer School is now firmly established as one of the most vibrant, respected and universally friendly events of its kind in the world. Participants enrol from all five continents and are inspired, guided and educated by an extraordinary faculty of over 60 internationally celebrated performer-teachers. This year promises to be no different and to enable access for audiences around the world, all major concerts will be available to watch online. 

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School website

International Piano Series – Day Ten
  • Online
  • £20 (Book for 5 days, 5% discount / 10 days 10% discount)

SCHEDULE
9am - Paul Lewis Masterclass
1.45pm – Young Artists Lunchtime Recital
7pm - Alicja Fiderkiewicz
8.30pm - Katy-a Apekisheva and Charles Owen Recital

PROGRAMME:
Thomas Kelly, Young Artists Lunchtime Recital
CHOPIN Barcarolle in F Major Op.60
DEBUSSY Etudes N0.7, 8 and 12
LISZT Dante Sonata
Alicja Fiderkiewicz
SCHUMANN Kinderszenen Op.15
BRAHMS 3 Intermezzi Op.117
CHOPIN
Polonaises in C minor Op.40, No.2
Concerto No.2 in F minor, Op.21 Larghetto (arranged by Chopin)
Barcarolle in F# Major, Op.60
Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen – Two Pianos 
SCARAMOUCHE
Poulenc Sonata for Piano Duet 
Poulenc Sonata for Two Pianos
Poulenc Elégie  
Poulenc Capriccio d’après Le Bal Masqué 
Poulenc L’embarquement pour Cythère

Part of the Chetham’s International Piano Summer School  explore the live stream series in full.

9am – Masterclass with Paul Lewis

An exciting opportunity for outstanding young pianists to work with Paul Lewis. 

Paul Lewis is internationally regarded as one of the leading musicians of his generation. His cycles of core piano works by Beethoven and Schubert have received unanimous critical and public acclaim worldwide, and consolidated his reputation as one of the world’s foremost interpreters of the central European classical repertoire. His numerous awards have included the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year, two Edison awards, three Gramophone awards, the Diapason D’or de l’Annee, the Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, the Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana, and the South Bank Show Classical Music award. 

Paul Lewis website

1.45pm – Thomas Kelly, Young Artists Lunchtime Recital

We are delighted to present a new series of daily lunchtime recitals by outstanding young pianists – programme details coming soon.

7pm – Alicja Fiderkiewicz

‘A pianist of rare quality … she plays with the kind of old-fashioned simplicity associated with the playing of her two great compatriots – Mieczyslaw Horszowski and Artur Rubinstein…’ – Piano Magazine

Born in Warsaw, Poland, the young Alicja Fiderkiewicz’s outstanding musical talent was recognised at the tender age of 3 by her elder sister’s piano teacher who, upon hearing her play, immediately spotted Alicja’s tremendous potential. Two years later Alicja was accepted into the Central School of Music attached to Moscow’s Conservatoire.

Having graduated from Warsaw’s Lyceum of Music with Distinction, Alicja decided to continue her studies abroad. She entered Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, in the class of Polish pianist, Prof. Ryszard Bakst. Within 3 months of entering RNCM Alicja was awarded a scholarship for the rest of her 5 years undergraduate studies and further year as a post graduate student. Prof. Bakst was to have vast influence on Alicja’s musical development especially that of her sound, which has been described by some critics as “a sound of exquisite beauty”. Throughout her career Alicja appeared with number of major orchestras – The Halle, Da Camera, Manchester Camerata, La Scala in Milan, Warsaw National Philharmonic, Polish Radio & TV and many others and worked with number of conductors including Frank Cliff, Jacek Kaspszyk, Marek Pijarowski, Kenneth Page, Owain Orwell Hughes, Pierluigi Urbini.

Alicja Fiderkiewicz website

8.30pm – Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen Recital

One of the most highly-acclaimed piano duos performing today, Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen are passionate advocates for the wide range of four hands and two piano repertoire. In parallel with their extensive solo careers, they have been performing together around the world and across the UK since 2001. Their close collaboration stems from a shared teacher, the inspirational Irina Zaritskaya, with whom they both studied at the Royal College of Music. Their friendship dates from 1987 during a visit of students from the Gnessin School in Moscow to the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey. The duo released a first recording for Quartz in 2016, featuring Stravinsky’s two piano ballets, the Rite of Spring and Petrushka, with a dedication to the memory of their teacher. Their second disc came out in January 2018 on Avie featuring music by Rachmaninov, recorded at Kings Place. Together, Charles and Katya are the Artistic Directors and founders of the London Piano Festival, held annually at Kings Place.

We are delighted to welcome them back to Stoller Hall for the closing recital of 2021.

Katya Apekisheva Charles Owen website


Founded in 2001, the Chetham’s Piano Summer School is now firmly established as one of the most vibrant, respected and universally friendly events of its kind in the world. Participants enrol from all five continents and are inspired, guided and educated by an extraordinary faculty of over 60 internationally celebrated performer-teachers. This year promises to be no different and to enable access for audiences around the world, all major concerts will be available to watch online. 

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School website

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