Piano Day with Graham Fitch (July 2026) - Online Access

04 Jul 2026 @ 11:30 BST (GMT +01:00)

Can't join us in London? You can still enjoy the full event from anywhere in the world by joining our online audience!

On Saturday 4th July, Graham Fitch will lead a special piano day featuring presentations, performance workshops and a live Q&A session. Designed for intermediate and advanced pianists, this inspiring and supportive event offers a unique opportunity to gain practical insights, fresh musical ideas and inspiration from one of the UK's leading piano teachers.

Why Join Online?

Online participants will enjoy a rich and varied programme of presentations, workshop sessions and discussion designed to inspire new approaches to practising, learning and performing.

Throughout the day, Graham will share practical ideas and musical insights drawn from a wide range of repertoire and pianistic challenges. You'll gain fresh perspectives on interpretation, technique, practice methods and performance preparation while following the development of performers during the workshop sessions.

Combined with the opportunity to participate in the live Q&A and revisit the recordings afterwards, the day offers a wealth of ideas and inspiration that can be applied directly to your own playing.

About the Day

The programme will include presentations, performance workshops and a live Q&A session with Graham. Topics and repertoire will be shaped partly by the performers taking part, ensuring a varied and engaging day covering a broad range of musical and pianistic challenges.

Presentation 1 (11:30 – 12:15) – Those Pesky Ornaments

Trills, mordents, turns and embellishments can leave even experienced pianists uncertain about what the composer intended. In this presentation, Graham Fitch demystifies ornamentation by exploring the principles that underpin it across Baroque, Classical and Romantic repertoire. By understanding not only how ornaments are played, but why they are played that way, you’ll be able to approach decorated passages with greater confidence, stylistic awareness and musical insight.

Presentation 2 (12:30 – 13:15) – The Art of Phrase Shaping

What makes one performance sound merely accurate while another seems to sing? In this presentation, Graham Fitch explores the ingredients of effective phrase shaping, revealing how touch, voicing, tonal layering, timing and pedalling work together to create direction, colour and shape in the music. Through demonstrations and repertoire examples, you’ll discover how these ideas can bring greater depth and variety to your playing while helping musical lines feel more natural, connected and alive.

Live Performance Workshop (14:00 – approx. 16:15)

Observe Graham coaching pianists on a variety of repertoire, musical questions and technical challenges. Discover how interpretative ideas are developed, practice strategies refined and musical problems solved in real time.

Audience Q&A and Practice Clinic (Approx. 16:15 – 17:00)

An opportunity to ask Graham your questions on interpretation, technique, practising, performance and repertoire.

Workshop Details

• Date: Saturday 4th July
• Venue: 1901 Arts Club, Central London
• Schedule:
  • Presentations – 11:30am – 13:00
  • Performance & Q&A sessions – 14:00 – 17:00

Join Us in Person?

A limited number of in-person observer tickets are still available for those who would like to attend the event at the 1901 Arts Club in central London. Click here for in-person ticket information.

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