Lang Lang, often described as the world’s greatest pianist, was astounded by the depth of talent he came across as a judge on the show. Solving the mystery of a piece bar by bar is just better than any crossword to me.”īritain’s street pianos, an initiative kicked off in 2008 in Birmingham by artist Luke Jerram, have become such a fixture of urban life that they formed the basis for Channel 4’s recent amateur talent search programme The Piano, hosted by Claudia Winkleman. He added: “Ultimately, it brings great satisfaction, and it’s like a sudoku, a crossword, everything rolled into one. McGowan, who returned to the piano aged 49, said that playing the instrument was “good for your soul, it’s good for your spirit”.
He hopes that the four-day festival, which will include performances by internationally renowned pianists Lucy Parham and Charles Owen as well as comedians Jo Brand and Rachel Parris, will inspire people from the community and around the country “to learn about this incredible instrument … and the beauty of playing it at any level”. And that’s what I’m trying to capitalise on with the programming.” “It’s the length of a pop song, as are so many piano pieces. But also, he said, people sharing three- or four-minute piano pieces online had helped increase enthusiasm for classical music. Photograph: Steve BestĬomedian and pianist Alistair McGowan, who is launching a piano festival in his Shropshire hometown of Ludlow in May, said the piano’s growing appeal was in part a “lockdown phenomenon”. Alistair McGowan, who is launching the Ludlow piano festival in May.
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