Well, what an extraordinary five days of Piano playing we had at LPF26! So many memories made. So many wonderful shows and concerts. So many talented Pianists playing the street pianos.
From the celebrity event with its high standard of playing, great banter and snooker world number 8, Shaun Murphy‘s fabulous debut on the piano to our festival finale where so many talented amateur players took to the stage before the toe-tapping exuberance of Boogie Woogie Sue sent everyone home on a high. And you have raved about the concerts that didn’t sell out just as much as the ones that did!
And there is more to come…
Thanks for all the support. Keep checking your emails – and don’t miss out!
Alistair and the team
Upcoming Events
Lucy Parham’s unique and beautifully crafted ‘words and music’ concerts are always hugely popular. In 2023, she performed her show about Rachmaninov with Alistair reading Rachmaninov’s words and moving quite a few of us to tears. Lucy returned in 2024 with Harriet Walter to do her show about Clare Schumann. And Lucy is now returning on September 30th with her show about Claude Debussy. Alistair will again perform alongside her as he takes on the role of Debussy: a man with huge pianistic talent but a complex and shocking personal life (Debussy, that is; not Alistair). It promises to be a show full of passion – musically and dramatically.
Then a few weeks after that, we return with our next Pop-Up weekend. And we have two fabulous events. The return of Scipione Sangiovanni and his incredible ability mix the likes of Bach and Purcell with Radiohead and Nirvana.
And, if that weren’t enough: have you ever wanted to ask a concert pianist what their chosen career is like? Now, you can! Cordelia Williams performs at leading venues all over the world. She is coming to perform at the Assembly Rooms but, during her event, she will also be interviewed by Alistair and take questions from the floor on life as a classical Pianist.
And Open Piano returns! Your chance to play the Steinway in The Church. Bookings will open in late summer so please ensure you’re on the mailing list.
So, there’s plenty coming up to get excited about, later this year. And, of course, we are already planning our festival for 2027! You can now guarantee we will have some big names, some enviable events and will draw people to Ludlow from around the country to play, to listen and to enjoy our fabulous town!
30 SEPTEMBER 2026
Rêverie: The Life and Loves of Claude Debussy
Ludlow Assembly Rooms
7:30pm
Rêverie is the fourth Composer Portrait compiled and scripted by internationally renowned pianist Lucy Parham.
13 NOVEMBER 2026
LPF Pop-UpCordelia Williams
Ludlow Assembly Rooms
7:30pm
In a wonderfully varied programme, leading pianist, Cordelia, brings us a Bach Partita, Janacek’s In The Mists, several of Prokofiev’s Visions Fugitifs and several Mazurkas by Chopin.
14 NOVEMBER 2026
LPF Pop-UpScipione Sangiovanni
St Laurence’s Church
7:30pm
The return of Scipione Sangiovanni who delighted a full house when he closed our second piano festival with his incredible ability to interweave highly dexterous playing of Bach and Purcell with ‘banging’ tunes by Radiohead and Nirvana!
LPF Pop-Up
Pop-Up is a two day, winter celebration of piano music which tries always to bring a ‘straight’ classical concert alongside something more quirky.
LPF Presents
Due to popular demand from audiences and performers alike, we are aiming to put on a small number of piano concerts throughout the year as well as during our main five-day festival and winter Pop-Up.
