TEACHING: PIANO @ WORKERS’ MUSIC ASSOCIATION SUMMER SCHOOL
Book your place at the Workers’ Music Association Summer School 2026.
This course welcomes pianists of all levels who wish to develop their playing in a supportive and encouraging environment, offering a space to refine your technique, explore interpretation, and build confidence through focused, individual guidance.
Alongside individual tuition, optional group sessions will be offered on piano technique, dexterity, and stylistic improvisation. The aim is to develop flexibility and musical awareness at the keyboard, encouraging a freer, more responsive approach to playing while remaining grounded in the classical tradition.
THE WORLD STANDS WITH PALESTINE
Programme:
Music inspired by the Palestinian struggle, written and performed by the Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust composers and musicians.
To mark the 90th anniversary of the birth of Cornelius Cardew, renowned pianist Aidan Chan will also perform Cardew’s 1976 “Vietnam Sonata”, celebrating the Vietnamese people’s victory of April 30, 1975.
Presented by the Cornelius Cardew Concerts Trust.
CONFERENCE: RETHINKING INNOVATION @ CLASSICAL:NEXT 2026 BUDAPEST
Panel discussion with Dr Weida Wang (Chair), Timothé Deman and Marielle Garagnani
Details here
VOICES AGAINST THE GENOCIDE: FUNDRAISING CONCERT
Join Voices Against the Genocide, a collective of artists and musicians raising funds for the UN World Food Programme in Palestine.
NSO Summer Lunchtime: Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with National Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
M. Glinka: “Ruslan and Ludmila” Overture
D. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102
A. Holmès: La nuit et l’amour
A. Khachaturian: Waltz, Mazurka and Galop from Masquerade Suite
Conductor: Karen Ní Bhroin
**CANCELLED** Solo Recital: <<Hauntology>> at Howard Assembly Room
Programme:
Henry Cowell: 3 Irish Legends
Linda Buckley: Water Witch for (piano and electronics)
Aidan Chan and Sage Stanescu: New work (world premiere)
Alex Ho: 3 Chinese Myths (world premiere)
*presented as part of a double-bill alongside Nature Echo by Tangram
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra
Programme:
A. Dvořák: “Carnival” Overture, Op.92
D. Shostakovich: Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102
S. Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé, Op.60
B. Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Conductor: Marc Dooley
Solo Recital: Workers’ Music Association Summer School
Programme:
Cornelius Cardew: Revolution Is The Main Trend In The World Today
Alan Bush: The Cruel Sea Captain (from Two Ballads of the Sea Op.50)
F. Rzewski: Dreadful Memories (from North American Ballads)
Alan Bush: Reuben Ranzo (from Two Ballads of the Sea Op.50)
Helen Ottaway: Levantina
F. Rzewski: Which Side Are You On? (from North American Ballads)
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival: RDS Collins Memorial Recital
Programme:
Wagner/Kocsis: Prelude to Tristan und Isolde
Wagner/Liszt: Feierlicher Marsch zum Heiligen Gral from Parsifal
Wagner: O, du mein holder Abendstern (from Tannhäuser)*
Wagner/Busoni: Siegfried’s Funeral March (from Götterdämmerung)
Korngold: Mein Sehnen, mein Wähnen (from Die tote Stadt)*
Alex Ho: torn, to the ground, exhausted, sobbing (Irish premiere)
Wagner/Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
*with Dean Murphy, baritone
Solo Recital: Wagnerisms at 1901 Arts Club
Programme:
Wagner/Kocsis: Prelude to Tristan und Isolde
Wagner/Liszt: Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral (from Parsifal)
Aidan Chan: WHAT LIGHT SHINES THERE? (video installation)
Wagner/Busoni: Siegfried’s Funeral March (from Götterdämmerung)
Alex Ho: torn, to the ground, exhausted, sobbing (London premiere)
Wagner/Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
Solo Recital: Wagnerisms at Nottingham Trent University
Programme:
Wagner/Kocsis: Prelude to Tristan und Isolde
Wagner/Liszt: Feierlicher Marsch zum heiligen Gral (from Parsifal)
Wagner/Busoni: Siegfried’s Funeral March (from Götterdämmerung)
Alex Ho: torn, to the ground, exhausted, sobbing (world premiere)
Chen Yi: Duo Ye
Wagner/Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
Solo Recital, EPTA Ireland Piano Festival
Programme:
Chen Yi: Duo Ye
Philip Hammond: Selections from Miniatures and Modulations
Philip Hammond: Reflections and Refractions
John Field: Piano Sonata in E-flat major, Op.1 No.1
Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1
Alex Ho: Knuckleduster (Irish premiere)
Solo Lunchtime Recital, Music for Galway
Programme:
Chen Yi: Duo Ye
Philip Hammond: Reflections and Refractions (Irish premiere)
Linda Buckley: Water Witch (for piano and electronics)
Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1
Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition 2024: Semi-final
Programme:
Wagner/Liszt: Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
Chen Yi: Duo Ye
Tan Dun: Sunrain (from Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1)
Solo Recital at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
Programme:
Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1
Philip Hammond: Selections from Miniatures and Modulations: Kitty Tyrell and Kiss Me Lady
Philip Hammond: Reflections and Refractions (world premiere)
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John Field: Piano Sonata No.1 in E flat major, Op.1 No.1
Chen Yi: Duo Ye
Linda Buckley: Water Witch (for piano and electronics)
Alex Ho: Knuckleduster
Royal College of Music Master of Music Graduation Recital Exam
Programme:
F. Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49
Ben Nobuto: Emily Likes the TV
Theresa Hak Kyung Cha: Excerpt from Dictée (interval)
Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1
F. Rzewski: Which Side Are You On? (from North American Ballads)
Solo Recital: Brixton Unitarian Church Sunday Concert Series
Programme:
F. Chopin: Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49
Ben Nobuto: Emily Likes the TV
Tan Dun: Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1
F. Rzewski: Which Side Are You On? (from North American Ballads)
Birr Festival of Music 2023: Music in Birr Castle
Programme:
Nadia Boulanger: Trois Pièces, No.1 (with Aoibhín Keogh Daly, cello)
Lili Boulanger: D’un soir triste (with Mollie Wrafter, violin and Aoibhín Keogh Daly, cello)
Madeleine Dring: Trio for flute, oboe and piano (with Martina Rosaria O’Connell, flute and Ben Gannon, oboe)
…among other works presented by past Trench Award recipients
Birr Festival of Music 2023: Opening Night Gala
Programme:
J. Massenet: “Werther! Werther!” (Air des lettres) from Werther (with Carolyn Holt, mezzo-soprano)
F. Rzewski: Which Side Are You On? (from North American Ballads)
Mel Bonis: Pièce, Op.189; Flute Sonata: IV. Finale: Moderato (with Martina Rosaria O’Connell, flute)
…among other works presented by past Trench Award recipients
2023 Feis Ceoil Gala Performance
Programme:
Tan Dun: “Staccato Beans” and “Herdboy’s Song” from Eight Memories in Watercolour, Op.1
Delyth Field: Polygon (2022)
Gershwin arr. Earl Wild: Embraceable You (from Seven Virtuoso Études after Gershwin)
…among other works presented by Feis Ceoil winners
2022 Norah Sande Award Semi-Final
Programme:
W.A. Mozart Rondo in A minor K.511
N. Medtner Sonata-Triad Op.11 No.3 in C major
SUPER ABSENCE
Programme:
Alvin Lucier Opera with Objects
Mica Levi Thoughts Are Born
Performed as a member of the RCM Experimental Music Unit
Lunchtime Recital at Charlton House
Programme:
R. Schumann Waldszenen Op.82
William Byrd Pavan “The Earl of Salisbury”
Tan Dun Eight Memories in Watercolour
Delyth Field Polygon*
Meredith Monk Railroad (Travel Song)
F. Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1 S.514
*public premiere
Master of Music Year 1 Recital Exam
Programme:
R. Schumann Waldszenen Op.82
N. Medtner Sonata-Triad Op.11 No.3 in C major
Delyth Field Polygon*
Meredith Monk Railroad (Travel Song)
F. Liszt Mephisto Waltz No.1 S.514
*premiere
Lunchtime Recital at Regent Hall
Programme:
Tan Dun Eight Memories in Watercolour
W.A. Mozart Piano Sonata No.8 in A minor K.310
Wagner/Liszt Isoldens Liebestod (from Tristan und Isolde)
N. Medtner Sonata-Triad Op.11 No.3 in C major
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08 Jul 2025 | NSO Summer Lunchtime: Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with National Symphony Orchestra
30 Jan 2025 | (CANCELLED) Solo Recital: <<Hauntology>> at Howard Assembly Room
19 Oct 2024 | Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 with Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra
18 Aug 2024 | Solo Recital: Workers’ Music Association Summer School
02 Jun 2024 | Blackwater Valley Opera Festival: RDS Collins Memorial Recital
21 May 2024 | Solo Recital: Wagnerisms at 1901 Arts Club
07 May 2024 | Solo Recital: Wagnerisms at Nottingham Trent University
26 Mar 2024 | John Adams Eros Piano with RTÉ Concert Orchestra
08 Mar 2024 | Solo Recital, EPTA Ireland Piano Festival
29 Feb 2024 | Solo Lunchtime Recital, Music for Galway
26 Feb 2024 | Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition 2024: Semi-final
05 Dec 2023 | Solo Recital at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris
25 May 2023 | Royal College of Music Master of Music Graduation Recital Exam
30 Apr 2023 | Birr Festival of Music: Music in Birr Castle
28 Apr 2023 | Birr Festival of Music: Opening Night Gala
26 Apr 2023 | 2023 Feis Ceoil Gala Performance
29 Jun 2022 | SUPER ABSENCE @ IKLECTIK
17 Jun 2022 | Lunchtime Recital at Charlton House
16 Jun 2022 | RCM Master of Music Year 1 Recital Exam
18 Mar 2022 | Lunchtime Recital at Regent Hall, London