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Autumn Piano Weekend

Autumn Piano Weekend 2013 was held at Glenfern on March 23 & 24...

Around 22 pianists participated in a packed program of piano study in the historic surrounds of National Trust property Glenfern, in East St Kilda, Melbourne. Guest teaching staff included Betty Vergara-Pink, formerly Professor of Piano and Piano Pedagogy, Musikhochschule Freiburg and Dr Sandra Nash, Director of Studies, Dalcroze Australia. Team of Pianists staff were Prof Max Cooke, Darryl Coote and Robert Chamberlain, who devised and directed the event.

Themes for weekend included:

Practice and Learning (Saturday morning)
Movement and Musicianship (Saturday afternoon)
Developing technique for Adults and for University students (Sunday morning)
The Mystery of Memorisation (Sunday afternoon)

For further information download a summary with photos and schedule.

Some Autumn Piano Weekend participants and staff after the final concert and forum

Upcoming Events

Rigg Bequest Classic Music 2025 at Rippon Lea

Take Four: Eight Hands at Rippon Lea!

Celebrate the end of 2025 in the Rippon Lea Ballroom, with this gala event, featuring all four partners of the the Team of Pianists!

Kevin Suherman, Darryl Coote, Rohan Murray, Robert Chamberlain present a dramatic program of piano music for two, four and eight hands at one and two grand pianos. Enjoy canapé refreshments (included in the ticket price), pre-recital bar drinks on the pool terrace (at cost), meet committee members of the Friends of the Team of Pianists (FOTOPS) and enjoy music and festivities in this special heritage venue.

With generous sponsorship from Friends of the Team of Pianists (FOTOPS), this recital features a specially discounted ticket price for current financial members of FOTOPS, while while anyone else purchasing a full-price ticket will automatically receive 6 months’ complimentary membership of the Friends until July 2025!

The second grand piano, a wonderful Schimmel K 219 grand, is generously sponsored by Bernies Music Land. Read more about this event here...