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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.
PROGRAMME for RETHINKING PIANO PERFORMANCE: EMBODYING THE PERFORMER
A One-Day Conference at the Royal College of Music Sunday, March 15th, 2026. 9.0 am to 5.30 pm PROGRAMME RETHINKING PIANO PERFORMANCE: EMBODYING THE PERFORMER 9.30 Rethinking Piano Schools ― Natalie Tsaldarakis 10.00 Translating Movement into Music ― Dr Da Hee Kim 10.30 Bringing Attention to Detail: The Feldenkrais Method – Dr Kate Ledger 11.00 BREAK 11.30 Training Pianist’s Musical Attention: Insights from Twenty Countries ― Dr Laszlo Stacho 12.00 Encoding the Pianist’s Physical Relationship with the instrument ― Yihan Jin 12.30 An Evidence-Based Perspective: The Touch-Tone Relationship ― Dr Cameron Robert 1.00 BREAK 2.0 INSIDE PIANO PERFORMANCE: THE SCIENCE, THE...
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TICKETS MAY BE BOUGHT AT THE DOOR of the RCM on MARCH 15th 2026 at 9.0 am, or ONLINE: www.londoninternationalpiano symposium.co.uk See payment details below. REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED PUBLIC ADMISSION from 9.0 – 1.0 is £60.00 (add £10.00 for coffees/tea, at 11.0). See payment details below. PUBLIC ADMISSION from 2.0 – 5.0 is £65.00 (add £10.00 for coffees/tea, at 11.0). See payment details below. PUBLIC ADMISSION from 9.0 -5.0 is £120.0 (add £25,00 for coffees/teas, morning and afternoon, and lunch). See payment details below. FOR EPTA MEMBERS there is a special discount. The fee is £65.00 for all events See payment details below. FOR PRIVATE PIANO...
Read MoreThe Pianist’s Book Club. A forum for all at the London International Piano Symposium March 15th 2026 at the Royal College of Music
We are delighted to welcome four leading authors to come and introduce their books on piano performance. Issues will be addressed such as:’the identity and artistic voice of the performer, ’embodying a ‘yes’ attitude’; ‘evidence-based perspectives on the touch-tone relationship’; and, exploring a ‘healthy technique to natural artistry’. The audience may like to prepare for the discussion which follows, by going to Amazon UK books, where there are ample samples to be found concerning each book Prof. John Rink is Emeritus Professor of Music in the Cambridge Faculty of Music, and Fellow in Music at St John’s College. He...
Read MoreA special discount of 10% is being offered to all attendees for both books which are relevant to the one-day conference: 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%
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Keynote Speaker Prof. Alison McGregor, Dep’t of Musculoskeletal Biodynamics, Imperial College: ‘How forces at connections points, such as the pianist’s seat and feet, may potentially be linked with the movement of their body and the quality of the music’s output using a microphone to capture sound frequencies’. Cristine MacKie: Director of the London International Piano Symposium: ‘The concept of the mind/body dualism modus operandi has been, and continues to be, the most trenchant and resistant problem in the teaching and performing of music. Cristine’s talk will seek to present an evolutionary viewpoint that suggests that...
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
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