Royal Academy of Music - Piano Department

The Brighton Philharmonic brings a cinematic concert to Kings Place as part of its centenary celebrations with Musical Director and Head of Piano Joanna MacGregor. Madness, mayhem and tango entwine for an evening of light and shade featuring Herrmann’s ‘Psycho’, Piazzolla’s ‘Libertango’ and more.

⏰ Friday 21 February, 7.30pm

📍Kings Place, London

Curated by Joanna MacGregor, this year’s Autumn Piano Festival opens a two-year project of Robert Schumann’s complete works for solo piano, performed by Academy pianists, featuring over fifteen hours of what many regard as the greatest and most original piano music ever composed.

From Schumann’s much-loved ‘youthful’ masterpieces —Carnaval, Kinderszenen, Humoreske and the G minor Piano Sonata— to his later personal works, this is a chance to immerse yourself in the intricate world of music’s visionary poet.

Tuesday 29 October in Duke's Hall

11am-12pm
Youth and Experience
Joanna MacGregor and Christopher Elton discuss the context of Schumann’s artistry and innovation, introducing the range of music in today’s recitals.

Piano Sonata No 2 in G minor, Op 22
Albumblätter, Op 124

Arthur Kokerai and Nikita Demidenko piano

1-1.50pm
Scenes from Childhood
Kinderszenen, Op 15
Humoresque, Op 20

Ignas Maknickas and Khrystyna Mykhailichenko piano

2.30-3.30pm
Four Hands and Fugues
Ball-Szenen, Op 109
Four Fugues, Op 72
Bilder aus Östen, Op 66

Junyan Chen, Joanna MacGregor and Xiaowen Shang piano

4-5pm Masked Balls and Ghosts
Papillons, Op 2
Geistervariationen, WoO 24
Carnaval, Op 9

Emanuil Ivanov and Aidan Mikdad piano