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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 19h

At the National Gallery this weekend - a joy to perform alongside breathtaking artworks and explore stunning music by Ravel, Bonis, Chaminade & Barraine ✨ Catch these next in Chipping Campden (tonight), Norwich, @rwcmd.bsky.social, Newton Abbot & Whitstable 🎶 clarehammond.com/concerts/

Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 2d

Delighted that BBC Radio 3s Record Review featured our album of British piano concertos yesterday, describing Walton's Sinfonia Concertante as "persuasive", "entertaining" and "fun" 🎉 🎶 Listen back at www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... (from 12'00) and explore the score with OUP!

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Composers Edition @composersed.bsky.social · 2d

Clare Hammond will perform Michael Betteridge’s ‘Shards of Freedom, Shattered Hope’ at Campden Music on Tuesday.

The work was co-created by Betteridge & participants from HMP Oakwood
@clarehammondpiano.bsky.social @mbetteridge.bsky.social

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Clare Hammond performs Michael Betteridge - What's New

The pianist Clare Hammond will perform Michael Betteridge’s ‘Shards of Freedom, Shattered Hope’ during three concerts in the UK this month.

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 4d

OUT TODAY!! 🎉 My album of concertos by Walton, Britten and Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra & @georgevass.bsky.social is now out on BIS. Praised @thetimes.com for its "crisp artistry" and Video of the Day in Gramophone, listen online bisrecords.lnk.to/2604

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 9d

🔉 Less than one week to go! My album of concertos by Walton, Britten and Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and @georgevass.bsky.social will be released on Fri 10 October, for BIS Records and Apple Music 🎉 Pre-order at bisrecords.lnk.to/2604

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 11d

I have been playing Ravel's Sonatine for a quarter of a century now and still find new beauty every time. The glimmer of light, tart bite of the harmonies, and exuberance is just exhilarating! ✨ Hear it live at London's National Gallery, Fri 10 Oct: www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/music...

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 15d

I'm delighted to be on the front cover of this month's Pianist Magazine 🎉 It was so lovely to speak to Peter Quantrill about my new album of British concertos, work in schools and prisons, and collaborating with living composers! www.pianistmagazine.com

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 17d

From last weekend's performance @royalalberthall.bsky.social with @philharmonialondon.bsky.social & Christopher Warren-Green for RG Live. Thank you to Oliver Dixon for the amazing photos! 📸

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 18d

Listen to the 'Vivace' from Tippett's Piano Concerto - an advance release from my album of British Piano Concertos with the BBC Symphony Orchestra & @georgevass.bsky.social. The full album goes live on the 10 Oct on BIS Records / Apple Music! 🎉 🎹 bisrecords.lnk.to/2604S03

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 20d

🔉Pre-order my new album, of concertos by Walton, Britten and Tippett with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and @georgevass.bsky.social - due for release with BIS Records on the 10 Oct!! 🎉 🎹 bisrecords.lnk.to/2604

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 21d

Performing to 1,225 children at 12 schools near Cirencester over 3 days - intense work but so fulfilling. I love seeing the enthusiasm on the children's faces 😊 Thank you to the Arts Society Corinium, Gloucestershire Music & the Gloucestershire Piano Trust for their support!

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 23d

Mind still reeling after yesterday @royalalberthall.bsky.social... An incredible experience to perform with the phenomenal @philharmonialondon.bsky.social & Christopher Warren-Green ✨🎶 Thank you to everyone at RG Live, @rayfieldallied.bsky.social, the backstage crew & friends who came in support 🙏

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 25d

Such a joyful evening, performing Mozart's luminous concerto No. 21 last night with the superb @bournemouthso.bsky.social and Enyi Okpara at Portsmouth Guildhall ✨ The encore was Montgeroult's Etude No. 41 bisrecords.lnk.to/2603

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · 29d

Joy, life and light ✨ 🎶 Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major. Join me on Thursday with @bournemouthso.bsky.social and conductor Enyi Okpara to hear this magnificent concerto alongside Mendelssohn's Hebrides Overture and Beethoven 7! bsolive.com/events/energ...

Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Sep 14

Ravel's Sonatina was written for a competition. The only entry, it was disqualified for being a few bars too long... Given what a masterpiece it is, this seems like an extraordinary oversight!! 😬 Catch it live @rwcmd.bsky.social, 26 Oct 🎹 🎶 www.rwcmd.ac.uk/events/stein...

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Sep 12

🔉 OUT TODAY! A pre-release from my album of British piano concertos with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and George Vass - Britten's 'Romance' from Diversions for left-hand piano and orchestra. Official release on the 10 Oct with BIS Records and Apple Music 🎉 bisrecords.lnk.to/2604S02

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Sep 11

Less than a month until my recital at the National Gallery 🎉 Gorgeous music by Ravel, Chaminade, Bonis and Fauré. Here is a snippet from 'Mélisande' by Mél Bonis to whet your appetite! www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/music...

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Sep 9

Had a wonderful time at Radio 3's In Tune speaking to Katie Derham about my new album of British concertos for BIS Records, the extraordinary music of Mél Bonis & my co-creation project in prisons with @mbetteridge.bsky.social! Listen back www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Sep 3

Another trip down memory lane - playing oboe in the Nottingham Youth Orchestra, c. 2001 🥰 Lifelong friends and some wonderful musical memories. Very glad to see that they are still going strong and providing opportunities for the next generation! #youthmusic #youthorchestras #nottingham

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Aug 29

Really looking forward to joining @bournemouthso.bsky.social & conductor Enyi Okpara for Mozart's exquisite Piano Concerto No. 21 in Portsmouth on the 18 Sep - do join us if you can! 🎶 bsolive.com/events/energ...

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Aug 27

Rachmaninov really knew how to make an entrance 🚀🔥 The opening to the third movement of his second piano concerto. Less than a month to go before I perform this with @philharmonialondon.bsky.social and Christopher Warren-Green @royalalberthall.bsky.social! 🎉

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Aug 22

My first ever piano competition - clearly way past my bedtime!! (And, had I cut my own fringe...?) Thank you to the Long Eaton Rotary Club and Rotary International for these early opportunities 😊

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Jul 27

Read Bronte Schiltz's take on our co-creation in prisons project with composer Michael Betteridge in the @bigissue.com! It has been inspiring to see how powerful and therapeutic music can be: www.bigissue.com/culture/musi...

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Jul 24

Performing on two pianos in one recital for Martin Randall Travel last week at the Château d'Ételan - here is Ravel and Bonis on a modern Steinway and Montgeroult on a 1914 Gaveau!

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Clare Hammond @clarehammondpiano.bsky.social · Jul 18

Thank you to the Lichfield Festival for taking such good care of us this week. So much fun to perform our Lord Byron concert play for you with Tama Matheson!