Ludlow Piano Festival

01/07/2025

𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘀 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹.......

After the huge success of our third festival, we're already looking at 2026.

Before we get into detailed work with that - we'll definitely Pop-Up in November again.

𝓕𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓓𝓮𝓫𝓾𝓼𝓼𝔂 𝓽𝓸 𝓓𝓲𝓼𝓷𝓮𝔂..........𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐏𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨

Our November Pop-Up Piano festival brings you two very different but equally enticing evening shows!

And, now spread over two days (due to popular demand!), you can listen, free of charge, to some very talented amateurs playing the Steinway at St Laurence’s - with professional pianists now closing each day’s sessions with a bang !

More brilliant music to brighten up some wintry nights and days - all brought to you by the Ludlow Piano Festival team !
This is just a teaser to get you ready and ensure you don't do a silly like book something else in your diary.

We just need to sign a couple more bits of paper, Steve needs to do geekery on systems and we'll be ready to issue the full programme, open ticket sales and expressions of interest in Open Piano later this month.

More soon! Enjoy the sun whilst it's with us (in some parts of the country...)

26/06/2025

🎹 We're almost finished putting the main festival to bed....

🏝️.... each of us are still heading for a few days away here and there .....

🧑‍💻 ... but we're still working on getting Pop-Up25 ready.....

👀 Teasey weasy......

📣 More soon!

09/06/2025

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗣𝗙𝟮𝟱?

📣 If you were able to join us for one or more of our fabulous events, would you mind leaving us a short review? A couple of lines is fine. It's important as we grow our reputation, nationally and internationally, that we can show evidence our increasing customer base are really enjoying what we do. This in turn gives us more influence in booking future artists.

🙏 Thank you!

✍️ https://ludlowpianofestival.com/reviews/

29/05/2025

🎹 𝐋𝐏𝐅𝟐𝟓 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝-𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫!
𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘗𝘰𝘱-𝘜𝘱 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬

❗️Five days. Sixteen events. Three venues. Two Community Pianos. Sold out events. And an incredible 2200+ tickets sold....

What a fabulous five days of music making we have just enjoyed during the record-breaking third Ludlow Piano Festival.

The exquisite playing of the rising young star Alim Beisembayev, the powerful playing of the much-loved Peter Donohoe, the warmth and energy of Joanna MacGregor, the wit and precision of Tyler Hay, the beautiful and unusual programmes lovingly put together by Clare Hammond and Lana Bode and Jonathan Powell and the brilliance and promise of our young artist and masterclass pupils.

In addition, the bravery and laughter (and surprisingly excellent playing) of our celebrities (hosted by the delightfully quick-witted Cally Beaton) and the breathtaking silent movie morning, the hugely enjoyable jazz from Joe Thompson and the unforgettable Planets duet and the moving Wolf Hall and Satie shows and the inspirational Sheila Hancock interviewed by Alistair McGowan…

Will we ever match it?! (Yes.....)

And we loved hearing so many talented Ludlow residents and visitors playing our two community pianos, seeing people enjoying the town and its cafes, restaurants, delis and shops - all in the name of the Piano.

The feedback on social media, by email and in person has been incredible, We're not going to repeat it all here (after all, we're about pianos, not blowing our own trumpet 🤣) but clearly - we got it right. And we're delighted you were so pleased.

Thank you all for coming along. We can’t do it if you don’t.

📣 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗽-𝗨𝗽 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 (including our ever popular Open Piano sessions on the Steinway in St. Laurence's Church) and then again next May with a full festival for 2026. More details on the Pop-Up will be published later in July after we've had a breather - but keep the dates free in your diary.

If only we could do it every month!

You had to be there - this was a record breaking year of sold out performances and a variety and quality of the highest standard. This short tell gives you ...

26/05/2025

🎹 The ever wonderful Tyler Hay New in the timeless surroundings of The Space at St Laurences closed Ludlow Piano Festival 2025 as only he could.

❤️ Superlative playing, popular classics and all with seemingly effortless and interesting chat. Tyler is truly unique - a crafted musician with the ability to really connect with an appreciative audience.

🙏 Thank you Tyler - we look forward to seeing you again.

👀 And stay tuned folks. We’re having a little breather - but we’ve got something up our sleeve……..

26/05/2025

We don’t just do classical!

Joe Thompson Trio wow’ing a packed Ludlow Assembly Rooms with a Cole Porter set for Jazz in the Afternoon

🎹 Joe Thompson
🥁 Sophie Alloway
🎻 Robert Rickenberg

Joe even re-wrote ‘You’re The Top’ to feature Ludlow!

25/05/2025

A little bit of a fantastic Silent Piano with Buster Keaton, accompanied by Martin Pyne and Stephen Horne.

24/05/2025

200 people.

Not a sound. Not a pin dropping.

Anton Lesser reads as Thomas More to give goose bump inducing gravitas to Debbie Wiseman’s music of Wolf Hall.

Spell binding stuff.

24/05/2025

Dame Sheila Hancock and Alistair (looking very serious 🤣) now underway to a sold out, full house - Desert Island Piano. 10 minutes in and already enthralled and laughing to her reminiscences of her amazing life and career and the role music has played. Accompanied by acclaimed pianist Anthony Hewitt.