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Piano-playing internet star Lennie makes 25 times his fundraising target

A 10-year-old boy with cerebral palsy and hydrocephalus who wowed the internet during the Covid lockdowns by learning scores of songs to play on the piano has closed his fundraising effort after raising more than 25 times his target. Lennie Street, ...

13 May 2022 at 13:55

Learning to play the piano ‘improves ability to process sights and sounds’

Playing the piano improves the brain’s ability to process sights and sounds, as well as reducing depression, anxiety and stress, according to a study. Researchers at the University of Bath followed beginners who took lessons for an hour a week ...

02 Dec 2022 at 17:36

Local News

Young artists from Walled City Music and NI Opera to close Derry festival

On 23-26 March, Walled City Music Festival will bring together Young Artists from Northern Ireland Opera, the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Walled City Music Piano Festival to take part in a series of education projects during its festival ...

07 Mar 2023 at 09:33

Claudia Winkleman says The Piano is ‘a lovely one-off’ that could not continue

Claudia Winkleman has revealed that her latest presenting project is a “lovely one-off” that could not continue in any other form. The 51-year-old presenter is set to host The Piano, a new show for Channel 4 searching for Great Britain’s ...

09 Feb 2023 at 10:18

Northern Ireland

Monaghan pianist says topping charts has turned his life ‘upside down’

A 22-year-old pianist whose genre-bending blend of classical and Irish traditional influences has topped charts across the world says his life was “turned upside down” by the success. Jamie Duffy, from Glaslough in Co Monaghan, was ...

01 Jan 2024 at 14:46

Arts

Audiences set to be wowed by world-class pianists at New Ross festival - Kilkenny Live

The New Ross Piano Festival will play host to some world-class pianists from September 20 to 24 at St Mary's Church. One of the highlights of this year's festival promises to be the Irish premiere of a newly-commissioned music ...

08 Sept 2023 at 07:33

News

In Video: Watch pianist Lang Lang perform at St Pancras station

St Pancras was treated to a special performance by renowned pianist Lang Lang, who put on a show in the heart of the London station. Lang Lang, a judge on Channel 4 show The Piano, said he was “a little bit nervous” before ...

10 Mar 2023 at 21:26

Uplifting

Jeff Goldblum serenades Londoners with St Pancras International piano display

Actor Jeff Goldblum surprised the public at St Pancras International in London with a piano performance to celebrate the release of Wicked. Goldblum, who plays the Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the film, which is in cinemas ...

20 Nov 2024 at 22:04

Local News

PICTURES: Longford's Camlin Keys festival sees musicians of all ages strut their stuff

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Camlin Keys Music Festival is one of the county's most anticipated events of the year. It welcomes musicians young and old to practice their craft alongside their ...

09 May 2025 at 18:33

Carrick on Suir

A musical recital to raise funds for a piano for Owning House takes place this weekend

An afternoon of piano recitals by the students of renowned pianist Quynh Shannon takes place at Owning House in Owning village near Carrick-on-Suir this Sunday, April 14. The recital will be in two parts. The ...

10 Apr 2024 at 09:33

Claudia Winkleman says men on The Traitors were ‘threatened’ by smart women

The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman said she believes male contestants were consecutively chosen to become traitors on the hit BBC show because they were “threatened” by smart women. The TV star has fronted ...

20 Apr 2024 at 00:04

Music

Musician Lang Lang says he cannot believe success of Channel 4’s The Piano

Chinese pianist Lang Lang has said he was surprised by the success of the debut season of The Piano, with strangers later telling him the Channel 4 TV show “touched their hearts”. The world-renowned ...

11 Apr 2024 at 10:03

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