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The Russian pianist,Sofya Gulyak is our affiliated artist for 2012/13. She became the first woman to win the Leeds International Piano Competion in 2010.
The Pianist’s Book Club. A forum for all at the London International Piano Symposium March 15th 2026 (RCM)
We are delighted to welcome four authors to come and introduce their books on piano performance. Issues will be addressed such as: ’embodying a ‘yes’ attitude; evidence-based perspectives on performance; rethinking piano performance by examining research at the interface between science and the art of piano performance, the touch-tone relationship, the scientist’s perspective; using the body, and much, much more. The audience will be encouraged to ask question during the talks and meet the authors during the tea break. Dr Laura Ritchie, is a Professor of Learning and Teaching at the University of Chichester Conservatoire, UK, and a Visiting Professor at Universitas...
Read MoreA special discount of 10% is being offered to attendees for Rethinking Piano Performance and New Thoughts on Piano Performance
‘Rethinking Piano Performance: The Embodied Mind’ and ‘New Thoughts on Piano Performance: Research at the Interface between Science and the Art of Piano Performance’, are both books that will enrich your experience during and after the conference. All attendees may purchase the books at a discount of 10%
Read MoreKey speakers to date
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Alison McGregor, Dep’t of Musculoskeletal Biodynamics, Imperial College, London. Cristine MacKie Director of the London International Piano Symposium, will present a two-part study, entitled ‘When Music Comes to Mind: Embodying the Performer’. The study aims to show how music comes to mind by developing a performative analysis of the prelude in E minor by Chopin, while revealing insights into the musculoskeletal system of the body, which produces the appropriate movements ― based on the findings of the analysis― thus embodying the performer.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce that the conference is now firmly fixed at the Royal College of Music on the 15th March 2026
All details are now updated on the website: www.londoninternationalpianosymposium.co.uk
Read MorePlease contact us directly, and not through Word Press
Please do not leave a message with Word Press, but contact me directly with your comments or inquiries at: c.mackie@londoninternationalpianosymposium.co.uk
Read MoreInformation about Submissions for the 4th Symposium March 15th 2026
From the 15th Sept 2025 to the 15th Nov 2025, all those working in the arts, sciences, and the medical worlds are invited to submit abstracts detailing original research, which offers new perspectives concerned with the embodiment of the performer, and/or issues broadly relating to this topic. Suggested topics below will be welcomed, but not confined to: The historical reasons for the separation of the mind/body in musical education Neuroscientific evidence on the ‘brain to body loop’. Biomechanics ― muscular skeletal issues concerning the performer’s body. Biofeedback for neuromuscular re-education. Moved by emotions: the auditory factor. The state of embodied...
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