Bösendorfer Manchester Salon Recital Series

A series of FREE Recitals held in Forsyth’s Piano Showroom, sponsored by Bosendorfer:

• 25 February: A Musical Tribute to the tragic events of 9/11 - Adam Swayne (Piano)

This evening’s programme, a musical memorial to the tragic events of 9/11, includes the Manchester premiere of Sudden Memorials by University of Manchester Professor Kevin Malone.

Sudden Memorials is dedicated to Adam who gave the premiere at Wigmore Hall, London on 11 Sept 2021 at 1pm, the exact hour in Britain 20 years on from the beginning of 9/11. The work was released on the Coviello label in September 2021

• 4 March: Iyad Sughayer piano recital

Chosen as ‘One to Watch’ by International Piano Magazine, Iyad’s debut album - Khachaturian Piano Works for BIS Records was released in November 2019 to critical acclaim. The album was described by Gramophone as ‘exhilarating and delivered with perfect clarity’ and ‘an outstanding debut’ by BBC Music Magazine.

In 2021 Iyad was a prize-winner at the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT) International Auditions.  At the opening of the 2021/22 season, he recorded his second CD for BIS with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Andrew Litton including Khachaturian’s Piano Concerto and Masquerade.

As soloist Iyad has appeared with leading orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, BBC NOW, European Union Chamber Orchestra, the Cairo and Amman Symphony Orchestras.

• 5 March: Let's Play the Piano! Mini-meetup groups
• 6 March 2022 "A way into Mental Practice" with Henry Cash
• 25 March: Fauré and Friends at Forsyths : Kathryn Stott and her RNCM class perform music on 2 pianos
• 1 April: Piano Together with Amy and Friends
• 22 April 2022: Piano Recital - Harry Bowden
• 6 May 2022: A celebration of Forsyth publications
• 10 June: Benjamin Frith and Heidi Rolfe
• 24 June 2022: Song Recital: Barber's Knoxville and Schumann's Liederkreis Op 39
• 2 July 2022: Let's Play the Piano! - mini meetups!
• 3 July : 'Beginning Jazz Piano' with Tim Richards
• 8 July 2022: Cello and Piano Recital - Maria Zachariadou and Ugnius Pauliukonis