Accomplished pianist Jeremy Chan brings you an afternoon of beautifully performed classical repertoire.

PROGRAMME - 200th anniversary of Beethoven's death

Beethoven's "Hammerklavier" Sonata

15-minute lecture on this monumental piece

“Great intelligence and sensitive artistry.” ~ Christopher Axworthy, acclaimed music critic

Jeremy is an award-winning concert pianist based in London. He holds an Artist Diploma and Masters degree with Concert Recital Diploma from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Durham University.

Jeremy is a winner of multiple competitions, including the Guildhall Beethoven Prize, Guildhall Romantic Prize and Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Senior Intercollegiate Competition. He also won second prize at the Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition. In July 2023, he made his concerto debut at St John’s Smith Square with the London City Orchestra playing Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto. In the summer of 2023, he was invited to work with pianist Angela Hewitt for a week in Italy.

Jeremy has been playing the piano since he was six and has studied in prestigious institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts and the Royal Academy of Music. He obtained his Licentiate Diploma in Piano Performance in 2014. He has since participated in numerous competitions, local and international, such as the International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians in Switzerland and the Chopin-Asia Piano Competition in Japan.

Jeremy has performed in different venues including Steinway Hall London, Bechstein Hall London, St John’s Smith Square, Silk Street Concert Hall, Milton Court Concert Hall, Salle Gilles Lefebvre, Stoller Hall and City Lit Recital Room. Jeremy has worked with and received great insight from world-renowned musicians such as Dame Imogen Cooper, Sir Stephen Hough, Jonathan Biss and Claudio Martínez Mehner.

Alongside his performing career, Jeremy is an active writer on classical music. He publishes regularly on his Substack newsletter On Music & Making (https://jeremychanpianist.substack.com/) featuring concert reviews, essays, and conversations with leading musical figures.

In 2025, Jeremy completed his Artist Diploma degree at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama studying under Noriko Ogawa, Charles Owen and Ronan O’ Hora.

Website:

www.jeremychan.co.uk

Instagram:

@jeremy.pianist

YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@jeremychan6034

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