Piano Recital: Bach Inspirations – Brahms, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich
Amiri Harewood
The concert is at 7:30pm on Saturday 28th February 2026. Tickets can be bought on-line here or on the door.
Programme:
We are delighted this year’s piano recital is given by rising pianist Amiri Harewood, who plays music by three composers who were each inspired and influenced by Bach.
Amiri Harewood regularly performs across the UK and abroad. He is currently continuing his studies as a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music under the tutelage of Danny Driver, he previously studied at Trinity Music Academy under Richard Evans.
An alumnus of the Trinity Music Academy, Amiri’s previous engagements include solo recitals at prestigious venues including Steinway Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Institut Francais, Bishopsgate’s Institute, the Royal Albert Hall (as part of the Steinway Young Artist series), and an appearance performing on BBC Radio London.
His appearances abroad include recitals at the Conservatorio in Venice, and the Mozart Music Festival in Forli, Italy. Amiri has also had the privilege of working with renowned musicians including Inon Barnatan, Vanessa Latarche and Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch.
Amiri’s Royal Festival Hall concerto debut with Chineke! Orchestra was universally acclaimed, described as a “...Royal Festival Hall debut of considerable panache…” (Geoff Brown, The Times) as he brought “...confidence and a touch of grandiloquence to Grieg’s Piano Concerto…” (Richard Fairman, The Financial Times).
He was also selected as one of the first Tabor Piano Ambassadors for the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, representing the Royal College of Music. He continues to work with the competition to deliver education and outreach initiatives.
Amiri uses his versatile music experiences to inspire his playing. Until age 14 he sang as a treble with the renowned Trinity Boys Choir, performing in opera productions at Glyndebourne, Royal Opera House, Garsington, and English National Opera. He also performed at the Aldeburgh Festival and Amina Mundi Festival in Pisa alongside the Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardiner, as well as touring Japan in 2015.
This concert is supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Amiri Harewood is supported by the Young Classical Artists Trust.
Amiri Harewood
The concert is at 7:30pm on Saturday 28th February 2026. Tickets can be bought on-line here or on the door.
Programme:
| Shostakovich | Prelude & Fugue in B minor, Op. 87, No.6 |
| Shostakovich | Prelude & Fugue in A major, Op. 87, No.7 |
| Rachmaninoff | Prelude Op. 23 No. 5 in G minor |
| Rachmaninoff | Prelude Op. 32 No. 11 in B flat major |
| J S Bach | Partita in D Major, BWV 828 |
| Interval | |
| Brahms | Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor, Op. 5 |
We are delighted this year’s piano recital is given by rising pianist Amiri Harewood, who plays music by three composers who were each inspired and influenced by Bach.
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“... a Royal Festival Hall debut of considerable panache…” Geoff Brown, The Times
“...he bought confidence and a touch of grandiloquence to Grieg’s Piano Concerto…” Richard Fairman, The Financial Times
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“... a Royal Festival Hall debut of considerable panache…” Geoff Brown, The Times
“...he bought confidence and a touch of grandiloquence to Grieg’s Piano Concerto…” Richard Fairman, The Financial Times
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Amiri Harewood regularly performs across the UK and abroad. He is currently continuing his studies as a postgraduate at the Royal College of Music under the tutelage of Danny Driver, he previously studied at Trinity Music Academy under Richard Evans.
An alumnus of the Trinity Music Academy, Amiri’s previous engagements include solo recitals at prestigious venues including Steinway Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Institut Francais, Bishopsgate’s Institute, the Royal Albert Hall (as part of the Steinway Young Artist series), and an appearance performing on BBC Radio London.
His appearances abroad include recitals at the Conservatorio in Venice, and the Mozart Music Festival in Forli, Italy. Amiri has also had the privilege of working with renowned musicians including Inon Barnatan, Vanessa Latarche and Trio Shaham-Erez-Wallfisch.
Amiri’s Royal Festival Hall concerto debut with Chineke! Orchestra was universally acclaimed, described as a “...Royal Festival Hall debut of considerable panache…” (Geoff Brown, The Times) as he brought “...confidence and a touch of grandiloquence to Grieg’s Piano Concerto…” (Richard Fairman, The Financial Times).
He was also selected as one of the first Tabor Piano Ambassadors for the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition, representing the Royal College of Music. He continues to work with the competition to deliver education and outreach initiatives.
Amiri uses his versatile music experiences to inspire his playing. Until age 14 he sang as a treble with the renowned Trinity Boys Choir, performing in opera productions at Glyndebourne, Royal Opera House, Garsington, and English National Opera. He also performed at the Aldeburgh Festival and Amina Mundi Festival in Pisa alongside the Monteverdi Choir and Sir John Eliot Gardiner, as well as touring Japan in 2015.
This concert is supported by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
Amiri Harewood is supported by the Young Classical Artists Trust.
