The Glasgow Pianist
The Glasgow Pianist graduated from the University of Glasgow with a BMus with Honours and enjoys playing piano for weddings and events. Since then he has made a living as a performing musician on both the piano and the violin, and as a teacher.
The Glasgow Pianist has performed across Europe, including Holland, France, Belgium and Germany and in venues as diverse as Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, The Royal Botanic Gardens of Edinburgh and DF concert's T In The Park.
Whether you're looking for a pianist to play during your wedding ceremony or reception, at a private event, as a session musician, or as part of an ensemble or band, then please get in touch.
As a solo performer The Glasgow Pianist has a huge range of experience in a variety of genres. He has played at numerous weddings and private events and held the position of resident pianist in a 4 star restaurant where he performed every weekend for 2 years.
The Glasgow Pianist is also a violinist in a local string quartet and ceilidh band!
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Classical
- Bach - Excerpts from the Well Tempered Clavier and Goldberg Variations
- Beethoven - Various Sonatas, including the Moonlight Sonata, Fur Elise and the Pathetique Sonata
- Bernstein - Sonata for the Piano, and excerpts from West Side Story
- Chopin - Nocturnes in Bb Minor, Eb Major, E Minor and both Nocturnes in C# Minor, Various Preludes
- Debussy - Claire De Lune, Prelude from Bergamasque, Reverie, Arabesque No.1
- Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue, Preludes, Various songs from the Gershwin Plays Gershwin arrangements
- Haydn - Various Sonatas
- Ives - Alcotts from Piano Sonata No.2 'Concord Sonata'
- Janacek - Piano Sonata, In The Mists and excerpts from An Overgrown Path
- Josef Suk - 6 Piano Pieces Op. 7, Including Liebeslied
- Joplin - The Entertainer, The Maple Leaf Rag, Pineapple Rag, various other rags
- Liszt - Consolation No.3, Liebestraum No.3, Concert Etude No.3 'Un Sospiro'
- Ludovico Einaudi - Excerpts from I Giorni, Una Mattina, Divenire Le Onde and Eden Rock collections
- Mendelssohn - Various Songs Without words, including Venetian Boat Song 1 2
- Michael Nyman - various excerpts from the soundtrack to The Piano
- Mozart - Various Sonatas and Piano Concerto No.23 in A Major
- Philip Glass - Excerpts from Glassworks, Etudes and the Soundtrack to The Hours
- Rachmaninoff - Preludes in C# Minor, D Major and G Minor
- Schumann - Traumeri, Impromptu in Gb, Various Movements from the FantasieStucke
- Shostakovich - Piano Sonata No. 2
- Tchaikovsky - Various Movements from The Seasons
- Yiuruma - Various pieces from the First Love collection
Pop/Rock Various Songs from artists including (but not limited to):
- Abba
- Adele
- Anais Mitchell
- The Beatles
- Ben Howard
- Beyonce
- Biffy Clyro
- Bon Iver
- Bruce Springsteen
- Bruno Mars
- Coldplay
- Damien Rice
- David Gray
- Dire Straights
- Elbow
- Elton John
- Elvis Presley
- Eric Clapton
- The Feeling
- The Fray
- Glen Hansard
- The Guillemots
- Jamie Cullum
- Johnny Cash
- John Legend
- John Mayer
- Joshua Radin
- The Killers
- King Creosote
- Lisa Hannigan
- Meatloaf
- Michael Buble
- Michael Jackson
- Nat King Cole
- Passenger
- Pink Floyd
- Radiohead
- The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
- The Righteous Brothers
- Robbie Williams
- The Rolling Stones
- Stevie Wonder
- The Swell Season
- Travis
- U2
and many more...
Jazz
He has a large range of Jazz influences, most notably:
- Bill Evans
- Billy Mayerl
- Chick Corea
- Dave Brubeck
- Fats Waller
- Herbie Hancock
- Keith Jarret
- Kit Downes
- Hiromi
- Louis Armstrong
- Michel Camillo
- Miles Davis
- Neil Cowley
- Oscar Peterson
- Paul Desmond
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