News
April 22, 2025
Check out what’s happening in &Piano 2025
The &Piano 2025 Brochure is out now, filled with information about our jam-packed week of fantastic artists and performances from 17th to 24th May. You can visit the digital version of our brochure by clicking this link https://andpiano.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2025_Brochure.pdf or visit our What’s On page to find links to buy tickets. From powerful, gripping instrumental music, […]
January 31, 2025
&Piano Music Festival 2025 dates announced!
We’re delighted to announce that the &Piano Music Festival will return for it’s 6th Festival between 17th May – 24th May all around the theme of ‘Journeys & Experiences’, with exciting performances all around the beautiful Colne Valley in Huddersfield. Including a dramatic performance of Schubert’s ‘Winter Journey’ at Dark Woods Coffee, Oliver Messiaen’s haunting […]
December 19, 2024
Join us for a special &Piano Christmas Special
&Piano is delighted to announce our very first Christmas special, in partnership with the North of England Centre for Music & Arts at Standedge Visitor Centre in Marsden, Huddersfield, on Sunday 22nd December at 5pm. Come along and join us for a special, cosy late afternoon of carols, classic Christmas tunes, and a bit of […]
November 8, 2024
Check out our 2024 Festival Review
It’s been roughly six months since our 2024 Festival wrapped up, and, as we start preparing for the exciting plans we’ve got cooking up for 2025, we thought we’d put together a summary of everything that happened as part of the festival this year. Check out our Annual Review 2024 to remind yourself of the […]
March 25, 2024
&Piano Music Festival 2024 April 27th – May 25th
&Piano returns for it’s 5th festival – celebrating amazing live classical music performed by top professional musicians from across the North of England. This year we’re celebrating the work of British composer Madeleine Dring, who wrote a number of jazzy, catch and entertaining songs, and pieces for Bassoon and Oboe, to mark the recent centenary […]
July 6, 2023
&Piano delivers 2nd Schools Tour around Kirklees & Calderdale
&Piano expanded it’s 2nd school tour to deliver a full week of performances around schools in Kirklees & Calderdale, helping to introduce secondary students in the region to classical music, and encouraging them to listen and explore the genre along with other genres of music they listen to regularly. Our performers this year were saxophonist […]
March 23, 2023
&Piano Music Festival 2023 May 6th-21st
Events for the &Piano Music Festival 2023 have been announced and this year – our 5th year anniversary since our first festival – we have so many exciting events, featuring some fantastic artists lined up that everyone can enjoy – from West End Olivier-award nominated actress Emma Williams, to Piano Quintet ‘Avenue Ensemble’, featuring musicians […]
February 7, 2023
Apply now to be part of our Young Musician Showcase 2023!
Are you a musician aged 16-21 who lives or studies in Kirklees or Calderdale? &Piano wants to hear from you! Since 2020 – at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic – &Piano launched its first annual Young Musician Showcase, which gave 10 talented performers from around our region the opportunity to perform to a live virtual […]
January 27, 2023
‘Music for a While’ on March 24th at 7:30pm
In an exciting first-time collaboration with the Huddersfield Literature Festival and as part of the Kirklees Year of Music 2023, join us at The Civic, Slaithwaite, for an evening of songs featuring words and poetry exploring the theme of music, and the constant power and influence it has had on our lives for generations. Music has […]
July 20, 2022
&Piano delivers its first Schools Performance Tour around Kirklees & Calderdale
Thanks to the generous support of the Liz & Terry Bramall Foundation, &Piano delivered it’s very first Schools Performance Tour around Huddersfield and Halifax, presenting secondary school students with the opportunity to listen to live classical music performed by locally based professional musicians actively working in the industry. This project is the start of what […]
May 23, 2022
&Piano 2022 Festival is done!
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity for &P HQ – three weekends filled with fantastic music making by amazing musicians – and it’s been great to get back to some live music making with fantastic audiences. We’d like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came along to support, […]
April 18, 2022
&Piano Festival 2022 dates announced
Over two years since our last festival, we’re delighted to announce that the &Piano Music Festival is back, returning with a wonderful mix of music featuring fantastic performers over three weekends. In addition to our three main events – Musical Theatre on Sunday 1st May at 3pm, Song on Friday 6th May at 7:30pm and […]
July 26, 2021
Watch &Piano’s Town Hall Sessions 2021
Earlier this year &Piano was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to record in the wonderful Huddersfield Town Hall – a venue usually bustling with activity from concerts to wedding receptions. To help us get ready for action, starting to prepare to come back to live performances, as well as to help whet your musical […]
May 17, 2021
Our Young Musician Showcase 2021 is live!
After receiving plenty of excellent applications, our Young Musician Showcase for 2021 is here! Check out the video below to hear nine wonderful performances from talented young musicians from across Kirklees and Calderdale. If you are, or know of a talented, passionate young musician who would like to apply for next year’s Young Musician Showcase […]
February 19, 2021
Applications are open to be part of our Young Musician Showcase 2021
Are you a musician aged 15-21 who lives or studies in Kirklees or Calderdale? &Piano wants to hear from you! Last year, in the middle of the first lockdown, &Piano held its first Young Musician Showcase, which gave 10 talented performers from around our region the opportunity to perform to a live virtual audience. On the […]