Date/Time: Wednesday 3 September 2025, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme: Beethoven 32 piano sonatas in one minute Beethoven Eroica Symphony arr. Hummel Distler Calypso Rzewski Give Peace a Chance Free Entry or Watch On YouTube
Date/Time: Wednesday 27 August 2025, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme: Bach/Kempff Siciliano from Flute Sonata No.2 BWV 1031 Scriabin Fantasy in B minor, Op.28 Schumann Arabeske in C, Op.18 Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Richard is the winner of the BPSE 2025 Junior Intercollegiate Piano … Read more
Date/Time: Wednesday 13 August 2025, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme: Rubinstein Piano Sonata No.1 Beethoven Piano Sonata in F minor, Op. 57 ‘Appassionata’ Free Entry or Watch On YouTube
Four consecutive Fridays, 1pm at Regent Hall, 275 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2DJ. 18 July: Sandro Russo J. S. Bach Prelude from Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit, BWV 106 (transcr. Seymour Bernstein) Bach-Busoni Chaconne, from Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 Beethoven Polonaise in C major, Op. 89 Schumann Fantasy in C major, … Read more
Congratulations to the winners of our Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition which took place on 30 March 2025. The Society is extremely grateful to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for hosting the event. First Prize Richard Cheuk Fung Cheung (Rossall School) Second Prize Caelan de Senna Fernandes Godden (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) Third Prize Frank … Read more
We are delighted to announce the winners of our Senior Intercollegiate Piano Competition which took place on 23 March 2025. The Society is extremely grateful to the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for hosting the event. First Prize Jeremy Chan (Guildhall School of Music and Drama) Second Prize Paul Mnatsakanov (Royal College of Music) Third Prize Arthur … Read more
Date Sunday 30 March 2025 Venue Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Jazz Studio), 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7XR Jury Tim Horton, Beate Toyka, Angela Brownridge (BPSE Committee Member) Programme 250330 Junior Competition Programme Booking link for observers General Admission £20 / Full-time Students Free Book Now Pieces 6 Ecossaises, WoO 83 (with repeats). Any complete Beethoven … Read more
Date Sunday 23 March 2025 Venue Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (Jazz Studio), 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7XR Jury Dame Imogen Cooper, Simon Nicholls, Melvyn Cooper (BPSE Committee Member) Programme 250323 Senior Competition Programme Booking link for observers General Admission £20 / Full-time Students Free Book Now Pieces Bagatelle in A-flat major, Op. 33 No. 7 … Read more
This page contains downloadable materials and updates on BPSE’s journal Arietta: Volume 10 featuring articles by Barry Cooper, Susan Cooper, Wanyi Li, Yidong Lin, Dr. James S. MacKay, Malcolm Miller, Artur Periera & Tanmoy Masroor Rahman. Arietta is available at no extra cost to all members of of the Society. Current members can access and download … Read more
Date/Time: Saturday 10 August 2024, 1:10pm Venue: St. James Church, 197 Piccadilly, London (W1J 9LL) Programme: Beethoven Sonata in G, Op. 31 No. 1 Chopin Four Mazurkas, Op. 17 Saint-Saëns/Liszt/Horowitz Danse macabre Deva is the winner of the BPSE 2024 Junior Intercollegiate Piano Competition. Free Entry or Watch On YouTube
