120. Prepared piano problems, an acting debut and Cheltenham chat with Clare Hammond

This week we headed back online to chat to internationally acclaimed concert pianist and film star Clare Hammond (ok, ok, maybe it was one film but she was playing a young Dame Maggie Smith so come on!)

We chatted to Clare ahead of her concerts at this year’s Cheltenham Festival - thanks to the wonderful Dan Hartland for setting up this conversation. Clare talks about the exciting programme for her solo concert, centering around a new commission by Sun Keting.

She talks about the dos and don’ts of prepared pianos, top venues, music for left hand piano and the joys in discovering some great yet little known composers - have you heard of Hélène de Montgeroult? We certainly hadn’t but Clare tells us about her unbelievable background…

We also discuss recent Clare’s foray into acting - and try to talk her into a Netflix series. We were definitely more into this idea than she was!

To book tickets for Clare’s concerts at the Cheltenham Festival and check what else is going on, click here; https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/clare-hammond

To find out more about Clare, you can visit her website; https://clarehammond.com/

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