Friday 7 February, 6:30PM - Cristo Harijan: Mompou and Liszt Join us for an intimate evening of piano music featuring Cristo Harijan, a rising British-American pianist, performing selected works from Mompou's contemplative Música Callada and Liszt's Harmonies poétiques et religieuses. Harijan, praised for his "fiery virtuosity" and currently studying at the École normale de musique Alfred Cortot in Paris, presents a thoughtfully curated program of these remarkable piano works. Programme: Federico Mompou (1893-1986) ~ Música Callada (excerpts)- I. Angélico- VI. Lento- XI. Allegretto- XIV. Énérgique- XV. Lento, Plaintif- XXV. Lento- XXVII. Lento molto Franz Liszt (1811-1886) ~ Harmonies poétiques et religieuses III, S. 173 (excerpt)- No. 4, 'Pensée des morts' Friday 21 February, 6:30PM - Impressionist Portraits (Cello, Robert Wheatley & Piano, Winnie Su) We are delighted to welcome back Winnie Su to perform in our recital series alongside experienced cellist Robert Wheatley in an engaging programme of...
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Join us this January for some free live music! Our free recital series continues this month with two concerts in our historic piano showroom. We will also be running a January Sale, details to follow soon! Saturday 11 January 2025, 6:30 - 7:30 PM - Ardentia Piano Trio Join the Ardentia Trio and guest violist Emma Farnsworth at Forsyth's for an eclectic program spanning two centuries. The evening features Mendelssohn's dramatic F minor Piano Quartet alongside contemporary works by Cameron Biles-Liddell and Jennifer Higdon's color-inspired Piano Trio. The Ardentia Trio comprises Max Jones-Lachman (violin), Rebekah Clarke (cello) and Nadia Dotsiak (piano). This hour-long performance brings together four RNCM postgraduates in the intimate setting of Manchester's historic music shop. Programme: Cameron Biles-Liddell (1994-)- Clockwork Dances Jennifer Higdon (1962-)- Piano Trio- Pale Yellow- Fiery Red Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1849)- Piano Quartet No. 2 in F minor- Allegro molto- Adagio- Intermezzo. Allegro moderato- Allegro molto vivace...
This year we're joining in by inviting customers to come and play a piano in our ground floor sheet music department to broadcast on their social media channels to help raise funds for Manchester's music charity - the Olympias Music Foundation. We'll also be providing some festive drinks and nibbles as well as enabling you to explore an unrivalled selection of musical things that you might like to purchase for friends and family in your festive shopping! To donate to the OMF 'Play it Forward' campaign please visit their website here:- https://olympiasmusicfoundation.beaconforms.com/form/36c6fcc0
Our publishing department proudly presents So Written To After-Times, a fascinating new book compiling the letters of acclaimed composer John McCabe. The book is available on our web shop here, and will also be introduced at our concert on 13th December when the composer's wife, Monica McCabe, who lovingly compiled the book, will be in attendance. You can book your free seat and see details of the concert and launch event (6.00-7.30pm) here .
Forsyths is delighted to welcome back Learn to Play Day, an event created by the charity Music For All, providing an opportunity for budding and former music makers to be able to try out a new instrument for free. Sign up for your free lesson here Across the weekend, our incredible team of teachers and staff will be providing free 15 minute taster lessons in a variety of instruments. So far, we will be teaching: piano, violin, cello, double bass, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, saxophone, flute, clarinet and more to come! Lessons are available for everyone - complete beginners of any age, to lapsed players who might want to start playing again. All instruments will be provided - however you are welcome to bring your own instrument or indeed buy one! We ask that anyone under 16 signing up for a taster lesson is accompanied by an adult. Booking open now!
Friday 26 July 2024, 6:30PM - An Evening of Song and Piano Join us for anevening of exceptional song and piano music with performers Priscilla Fong and Matthew Lau. The recital features a diverse program including the songs of Korngold, piano pieces by Ravel, contemporary works by Jonathan Dove, and the beloved melodies of Stephen Sondheim. This event will be held at Forsyth Music Shop, providing a wonderful opportunity to experience live music in an intimate setting. Recital Programme: Erich Korngold (1897-1957)~ Send in the Clowns~ Losing My Mind Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)~ Gaspard de la Nuit Jonathan Dove (b. 1959)~ Cut My Shadow Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)~ Send in the Clowns~ Losing My Mind --- 13 August 12.30 & 2.30pm ~ Chethams Piano Summer School Piano Workshop Tours We are looking forward to welcoming participants of this years Chethams International Piano Summer School to Forsyths fortours of our workshops and historic keyboard collection. We have been supporting the 'Chets' Piano Summer School since its inception...
May was a busy month for music, here at Forsyth and across Manchester! From the Manchester Jazz Festival to the North West Guitar Show, read on to see what we got up to in May We're always up to something, keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram for the most up to date info! --- It wouldn't be May in Manchester without the Manchester Jazz Festival and the 17th-26th May saw the return of Manchester's longest running music festival. Once again we supplied pianos for the piano trail. Which this year saw 14 pianos placed around the city (including our usual street piano outside the shop!) It was amazing to see so many entries for the competition to find Manchester's best 'Street Pianist', all you had to do was post a video on social media of you playing one of the street pianos. The judges are still deciding on the winner so stay tuned... --- Alongside the piano trail we also hosted one of the performances as part of the festival. On the 24th May we were joined by legendary Jazz Pianist Julian Joseph for a fantastic evening of...
We have a busy month of free piano recitals and workshops at Forsyths in Manchester and would like to spread the word and hope to welcome many of you to one (or all!) We have a busy rolling programme of performances and workshops throughout the year - keep an eye on our website or sign up to our newsletter for the most up to date information! --- Wednesday 5 June, 7:00 PM ~ Paul Harris 'How to sight-read' Workshop Can Everyone Learn to Sight-Read? Paul Harris Says Yes! Join us for a captivating presentation where Paul introduces his new book, How to Sight Read. He’ll explore the common myth that sight-reading is an innate ability reserved for a few. Discover how his book breaks down this misconception and offers accessible methods to develop this essential skill. Don’t miss this insightful preview into effective sight-reading techniques! This is proving very popular - but a few seats are still available! --- Friday 7 June, 6:30 PM ~ Benjamin Frith and Heidi Rolfe - Scheherazade and a Russian Air We are delighted to welcome back...
Here are our upcoming events, as always keep an eye on our events page and social medias for the most up to date information! Thanks to the support of the Ida Carroll Trust we are able to offer recitals free of charge. Manchester Jazz Festival Piano Trail 18 April to 26 May 2024 We're proud to be teaming up with Manchester Jazz Festival for a third year bringing the joy of street pianos to venues far and wide across Manchester for everyone to enjoy. This year there will be 14 pianos across the city including 'new comers' Aviva Studios (home of Factory International) and Trafford Palazzo near the Trafford Centre. Old Favourites include the Yamaha grand pianos at Harvey Nichols and the Corn Exchange as well as the iconic street pianos at Piccadilly and Victoria Stations. More information is available here --- Friday 10 May, 6:30 PM - Piano Recitals by Tristan MacWhirter & Pam Kijoran, Students of Alexandra Dariescu Forsyth Music Shop is delighted to present an evening dedicated to the art of piano, featuring Tristan MacWhirter...
Manchester Jazz Festival Piano Trail 18 April to 26 May 2024 (Download your own copy of the leaflet here.) We're proud to be teaming up with Manchester Jazz Festival for a third year bringing the joy of street pianos to venues far and wide across Manchester for everyone to enjoy. This year there will be 14 pianos across the city including 'new comers' Aviva Studios (home of Factory International) and Trafford Palazzo near the Trafford Centre. Old Favourites include the Yamaha grand pianos at Harvey Nichols and the Corn Exchange as well as the iconic street pianos at Piccadilly and Victoria Stations. The pianos will be appearing over the next few days ready for the launch on Thursday at Manchester Piccadilly Station from 12.30 where performers from Chethams School of music will be starting us off with some jazz ensemble music. There are lots of prizes to be won including a Yamaha digital piano - for details on how to enter etc visit:- https://manchesterjazz.com/mjf2024-piano-trail/ Thank you to Yamaha Music with helping to sponsor the...