“I have nothing but praise for James Lisney's piano playing; he combines velvet touch and wide range of colour with complete understanding of phrasing and dynamic shading. This is someone who can really give the mechanical box of wires and wood a singing soul.” The Telegraph

Forthcoming recitals

Beethoven Diabelli Variations

3rd June at 12.30pm
Menuhin Room
Central Library, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth PO1 2DX

Ludwig van Beethoven

33 variations on a waltz by Diabelli, opus 120

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...romantics

7th June at 7.30pm
St George's, Bristol
Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR

Franz Liszt Extracts from Années de Pelerinage: Suisse
Robert Schumann Fantasy in C, opus 17
Frederyk Chopin Barcarolle, opus 60; Polonaise, opus 61; Nocturne, opus 61/2
Franz Liszt transcriptions of songs by Chopin, Schumann and Liszt

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Seraphin Concerts - Piano Quartets

14th June at 7.30pm
1901 Arts Club
7 Exton St, London SE1 8UE

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat, KV 493
Johannes Brahms Piano Quartet in c, opus 60

Emma Lisney violin
Douglas Paterson viola
Joy Lisney cello
James Lisney piano

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...classiques

28th October at 17.00
Les Arcades
24480 Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, France

Beethoven/Liszt    An die ferne Geliebte
Schubert/Liszt        Sept chansons
Der Wanderer
Horch, horch, die Lerch
Der Leiermann - Täuschung
Liebesbotschaft
Ständchen
Die Taubenpost
Beethoven             Variations sur une valse de Anton Diabelli, opus 120

...romantiques

29th October at 17.00
Les Arcades
24480 Le Buisson-de-Cadouin, France

Liszt                   Années de Pèlerinage: Suisse (extraits)
Chapelle de Guillaume Tell
Au lac de Wallenstadt
Paysage
Au bord d’une source
Schumann        Fantaisie, opus 17
Chopin               Barcarolle, opus 60
                          Polonaise-fantaisie, opus 61
                          Nocturne, opus 62/2
Chopin/Liszt          Mädchens Wunsch
Schumann/Liszt   Widmung
Liszt                   Années de Pelerinage: Italie
                          Sonetto 123 del Petrarca

James organises highly regarded residential piano masterclasses.