Pianists and Politics: Day 2

Pianists and Politics: Day 2
Pianists and Politics
Date and time
10 Feb 2026 1pm - 9pm
Location

The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, B4 7XR

Price

Two day ticket

£18
£15 under 18, over 60

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Tuesday 10 February

Free 1pm - booking required - Book now
Free 3pm - booking required - Book now
Free 5pm - booking required - Book now
£10 (£8 under 18, over 60) 7pm - Book now

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Booking Information

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Protest march early 20th C. Protesters in flat caps and waistcoats carrying banners with pianos on.

Pianists and Politics

Two days of piano works with extra-musical connotations, or written by composers caught up in the political and philosophical tensions of their time.

1pm

Schubert Fantasie in F minor
Amanda Scott and John Thwaites pianos

Beethoven Sonata No.12 in A flat
Oliver Matthews piano

Schubert Four Impromptus D899
Mario Bobotsov piano

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3pm

Shostakovich Sonata for Cello and Piano
Jiaxi Wang and Yujie Liang pianos

JS Bach French Suite No.5 in G
Haoyuan Xu piano

John Ireland London Pieces
Wei Ye piano

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5pm

Prokofiev Visions Fugitives
Ruimei Huang piano

Prokofiev Sonata No.7
Ryan Bradshaw piano

Emilie Mayer Nocturne
Di Wu and Shuwei piano

Prokofiev Sonata No.2
Mimi Raleigh piano

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7pm

Beethoven Sonata in A
Haowen Li piano

Liszt Sonneto No.47
Bianca Vancea piano

Joubert Divertimenti
Teddy Otieno and Katharine Lam pianos

Rzewski Cotton Mill Blues
Katharine Lam piano

Rzewski Dreadful Memories
Rufus Westley piano

Medtner Sonata No.2 Op.25 “Night Wind”
Lantian Gu piano

Errollyn Wallen The Girl in my Alphabet
Florentine Lehnert and Marie Lehnert pianos

Ravel Rhapsodie Espagnole
Florentine Lehnert and Marie Lehnert pianos
Carys Underwood and Nathan Burt percussion

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Pianists and Politics

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Pianists and Politics

Mon 9 Feb 2026 - 7pm
Pianists and Politics