Pianists and Politics

Pianists and Politics
Pianists and Politics
Date and time
09 Feb 2026 7pm - 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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Monday evening
£10
£8 (under 18, over 60)

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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.

Janáček Son ata I.X.1905 “From the Street”
Ella Cordon-Vieto

Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues Op.87 Nos.1 answer in C and 7 in A.
Margaret Finch

Ives Concorde Sonata
Keelan Carew

Shostakovich Sonata for Viola and Piano
Sheng and Ruimei Huang

Kapustin Toccatina
Yinan Tong

MacMillan JFK Ceclia Variation
Nastasya Sumantho

Ravel La Valse
Joachim Lim and Keelan Carew

Pianists and Politics

Events include:

Pianists and Politics: Day 2

Tue 10 Feb 2026 - 1pm
Pianists and Politics