BIPF: Two Piano Gala

BIPF: Two Piano Gala
Birmingham International Piano Festival 2026
Date and time
15 Jun 2026 7pm - 10pm
Location

The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Price

£5

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Booking Information

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Pianists, Simon Nicholls and Da-Hee Kim

Birmingham International Piano Festival: Two Piano Gala

Chopin Rondo
Bolcom The Serpent’s Kiss from The Garden of Eden
Florentine and Marie Lehnert pianos [pictured below]

Skryabin arr. Gyorgy Konyus Symphony No.3 (Divine Poem)
Simon Nicholls and Da-Hee Kim pianos

Fauré Dolly Suite
Chu Wanghua Two Chinese Folk Songs
Ping Jin Four Chinese Folk Tunes
Debussy Petite Suite
Chao Wu [pictured bottom] and Xun Pan [pictured below] pianos

Simon Nicholls [pictured above with Da-Hee Kim] was a much-loved piano tutor at RBC for many years, and it is a great pleasure to welcome him back with both former and current students for this gala event.

Running time approx. three hours.  

Pianist Xun Pan

Pianists Florentine and Marie Lehnert

Pianist Wu Chao

Birmingham International Piano Festival 2026

Events will be announced soon.