
the Beethoven PIANO Society of Europe
The Beethoven Piano Society of Europe constitutes an international forum for professional and amateur pianists, teachers, musicologists and music lovers for the greater appreciation of Beethoven’s piano music in all its aspects. The Society’s primary aims are the promotion of the authentic interpretation of all of Beethoven’s music for or involving piano, orchestral, chamber or vocal genres, and the deeper awareness of his pianistic oeuvre as a whole.
Our activities concern the enrichment of performance, interpretation and reception, and include lecture-recitals, study days and masterclasses by international scholars and concert artists, concert series which offer a special platform to young artists of promise and established professionals, as well as competitions and concerts and publications.

UPCOMING Events
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Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme: Beethoven Bagatelles Op.126 Robert Mitchell Our Hearts Dance the Infinite (as the Giant Puya Blooms) (2020) Melanie Spanswick Enigma (2019) Dedicated to
Event Details
Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL)
Programme:
Beethoven Bagatelles Op.126
Robert Mitchell Our Hearts Dance the Infinite (as the Giant Puya Blooms) (2020)
Melanie Spanswick Enigma (2019) Dedicated to Yuki Negishi
Kapustin Sonata No.1 Op.39 Sonata-Fantasia
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Venue: Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London (W1C 2DJ) Programme: Beethoven Sonata in F major, Op.10 No.2 Rachmaninoff Preludes Op.32, Nos.1-9, 12 and 13
Event Details
Venue: Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London (W1C 2DJ)
Programme:
Beethoven Sonata in F major, Op.10 No.2
Rachmaninoff Preludes Op.32, Nos.1-9, 12 and 13
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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Featuring Xiaowen Shang, BPSE Intercollegiate Piano Competition First Prizewinner Venue: Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London (W1C 2DJ) Programme: Bach French Suite No.3 B minor Beethoven Sonata in E flat major, Op.31 No.3
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Featuring Xiaowen Shang, BPSE Intercollegiate Piano Competition First Prizewinner
Venue: Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London (W1C 2DJ)
Programme:
Bach French Suite No.3 B minor
Beethoven Sonata in E flat major, Op.31 No.3 ‘The Hunt’
Brahms Four Pieces for Piano, Op. 119
Presentation of the Beethoven Medal by the Master of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Event Details
Venue: Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London (W1C 2DJ) Programme: George Walker Piano Sonata No. 4 Beethoven Sonata in f sharp major, Op. 78 Unsuk Chin Etude no. 6, Grains Schubert Sonata
Event Details
Venue: Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London (W1C 2DJ)
Programme:
George Walker Piano Sonata No. 4
Beethoven Sonata in f sharp major, Op. 78
Unsuk Chin Etude no. 6, Grains
Schubert Sonata in f-sharp minor, D.571/Rob Hao – Palimpsest 571
Unsuk Chin Etude no. 4, Scalen
Schubert-Liszt Der Mueller und der Bach
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Support Us
Our principal financial support comes from membership subscriptions and donations. If you like our work, please consider becoming a member or making a one-off or recurring donation to support the production of the Society’s journal Arietta, the running of our free lunchtime concert series and annual Beethoven Intercollegiate Piano Competitions. You can help with just £5.

Arietta Volume 9 (2020)
Launched in September 2020
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10 nov. 2020

Beethoven Op.57 "Appassionata"
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