Film Club: Set the Piano Stool on Fire

Wed 25 Feb 7:30pm

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Wed 25 Feb 7:30pm

£8

Performers

Mark Kidel

producer, director and camera

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Wiltshire Music Centre
Wiltshire Music Centre Ashley Road Bradford-on-Avon UK

01225 860 100

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Compelling documentary about legendary pianist and his protégé. Followed by live Q & A with the director Mark Kidel, and Adrian Brendel

The moving story of the usually publicity-shy, Czech-born Austrian pianist, Alfred Brendel, who, on the brink of retirement, mentored a young prodigal player (Kit Armstrong), despite having vowed never to teach children. Contains the only footage of Brendel performing during his farewell tour.

MAKE THE FILM LAST LONGER

Arrive early to listen to pianist Jenny Steward play live in our foyer bar, and stay on afterwards for a live Q & A with the film’s director, Mark Kidel (director) and Alfred’s son Adrian, musician and the Artistic Director of Bath BachFest.

Runtime: 77 minutes

Watch the Set the Piano Stool on Fire trailer

More about our foyer bar pianist

Jenny Steward is a keen amateur pianist who has been teaching in the Somerset and Wiltshire area for over 10 years and who is currently working towards her ARSM diploma with Joseph Segal, a piano teacher based at Wiltshire Music Centre. She describes the programme she’ll be playing as “a brief tour of some of the greats including pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin and Brahms,” keeping it light as is appropriate for a busy bar setting. She’ll also bring along a copy of The Pianist’s A-Z by Alfred Brendel and highlight relevant pages for the audience to browse.