Date & time: Sunday 5 July, 11am–1pm Venue: Recital Room 101, City Literary Institute, 1-10 Keeley Street, London WC2B 4BA A Lecture – Recital to mark the publication by Boydell & Brewer of a new book by Malcolm Miller. BPSE presents Boundaries, Space and Register in Beethoven’s Piano Music: a Lecture – Recital to mark … Read more
Date/Time: Wednesday 8 April 2026, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme L. v. Beethoven – Sonata Op. 109 J.S. Bach – Prelude in G BWV860 C-V. Alkan – Prelude in E flat Op. 31 No. 7 A. Scriabin – Prelude in B flat minor Op. 37 No. 1 D. Shostakovich … Read more
We are delighted to announce the winners of our Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition which took place on 29 March 2026. The Society is extremely grateful to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for hosting the event. First Prize Elisabeth Tsai (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) Second Prize Liana Storey (Royal Northern College of … Read more
Congratulations to the winners of our Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition which took place on 29 March 2026. The Society is extremely grateful to the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for hosting the event. First Prize Patrick Townsend (Chetham’s School of Music) Second Prize Daniel Lindsay (Royal Conservatoire of Scotland) and Olivia Ka Kei Tam* … Read more
Date & time: Wednesday 17 June, 12pm Venue: Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5EW England A solo recital given by the our 2025 BPSE Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition First Prizewinner Jeremy Chan, followed by a presentation of the Beethoven Medal by the Master of the Musicians’ Company. This is a members-only event. BPSE … Read more
Four consecutive Fridays starting on 24 July, 1pm at Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2DJ. 24 July: Max Walsh, piano Scriabin Sonata No. 5, Op. 53 Beethoven 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126 Liszt La lugubre gondola, S. 220/1 Messiaen XV. Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus from Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus Awarded first prize at The … Read more
Date/Time: Friday 8 April 2026, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Free Entry or Watch On YouTube Programme to be announced. The artist will be selected from the prizewinners at this year’s Senior and Junior Intercollegiate Competitions on March 29 – please see https://bpse.org/category/junior-intercollegiate/ or https://bpse.org/category/senior-intercollegiate/
Date/Time: Friday 30 January 2026, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme: Haydn Sonata in C minor Hob.XVI /20 Schoenberg Six Little Pieces op 19 Brahms Intermezzo in A op 118 no.2 Brahms Hungarian Dance no 5 in F sharp minor Beethoven Sonata in E minor op 90 Free Entry or … Read more
Date Sunday 29 March 2026, 3–8pm Venue Lecture Recital Room, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Silk Street Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT Jury James Brawn, Angela Brownridge (BPSE Committee Member), Jan Loeffler (BPSE Committee Member) Programme Download Booking link for observers General Admission £20 / Full-time Students Free Book Now Pieces Bagatelle in E-flat, Op. … Read more
Date Sunday 29 March 2026, 9.45am–2pm Venue Lecture Recital Room, Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Silk Street Barbican, London EC2Y 8DT Jury James Brawn, Melvyn Cooper (BPSE Vice Chair), Nadia Lasserson (BPSE Committee Member) Programme Download Booking link for observers General Admission £20 / Full-time Students Free Book Now Pieces Bagatelle in C minor, … Read more
