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Description Price
Wedding ceremony OR drinks reception£300
Wedding ceremony & drinks reception£450
Wedding breakfast£325
Wedding ceremony, drinks reception & wedding breakfast£600
Drinks reception & wedding breakfast£450
Please ask about my competitive pricing for restaurant events, parties, corporate events and more. Prices include: PAT certification for electronic equipment for your peace of mind Professional live set-up including digital stage piano and PA system for venues without a piano Public Liability Insurance for your peace of mind – fully insured for all venues Free travel within 30 miles radius of my base in Worcestershire. Reasonable mileage costs apply for additional travel.

About / Biography

Music You Love, Moments You’ll Remember.

Live, meaningful piano music for weddings, venues and events, offering a flexible and personal approach throughout.

Classically trained, but with a heart that belongs to rock, pop and everything in between, I transform the songs you love into something fresh, stylish and never dull — blending elegance with real soul.

No predictable playlists, no tired clichés. I work with you to create a soundtrack that reflects your personality — innovative arrangements, hand-picked favourites, and music that truly feels like you. Whether it’s a wedding, party, or special event, if it matters to you, I’ll make it sing.

Nothing is off limits, including:

  • Current hits
  • Rock anthems
  • Old school RnB
  • Classic pop
  • 90s dance
  • Chillout / modern classical
  • Musical theatre
  • Disney
  • Film scores
  • Video game music
  • Jazz standards

Arranged to suit the tone of your day.

If you can imagine it, I can play it.

A bit about me...

I first sat down at a piano at nine years old - gaining my first regular job as a pianist at twelve - and I never really got back up again! What began as a deep love of the piano has taken me from the intimacy of private celebrations to some of the country’s most iconic stages - from Hyde Park with the BBC Concert Orchestra to the O2 Arena and Abbey Road Studios.

Along the way, I’ve been fortunate to appear on national TV and radio, including The One Show and BBC Radio 2, and to collaborate with artists such as Susan Boyle and Michael Ball - all of which have shaped my journey as a performer.

That same love of live performance runs through everything I do. For me, every event has its own heartbeat and what better to bring that to life than music? It can totally transform a space - setting the tone, connecting people and creating moments remembered long after the last key is played.

Beyond the stage, I’ve been lucky to explore many sides of a musical life. I’ve worked for years as a ballet pianist and continue to play regularly for the Royal Ballet School and Birmingham Royal Ballet. I’m also proud to be a regular soloist with Constella Music - an organisation dedicated to harnessing the power of music for social good.

Outside of performing, I also work as a Rock & Pop examiner with Trinity College London and have over a decade of experience as a group singing facilitator and choir leader - inspiring hundreds of singers of all ages and abilities through a mix of encouragement, energy and humour. My formal training includes a BA (Hons) in Music and a PGCE in Secondary Music, and I’m a committed member of the Independent Society of Musicians (ISM).

But at the end of the day, I’m someone who adores sharing music.

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There are currently 26 user ratings for Christa Hugo Pianist

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Location

Based in Bewdley, Worcestershire

Will travel up to 130 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 130 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 30 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

1999 Charli XCX

A.P.T. Rose & Bruno Mars

A Bar Song (Tipsy) Shaboozey

A Day In The Life The Beatles

A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes Cinderella (Disney)

A Fine Romance Billie Holiday

A Groovy Kind Of Love Phil Collins

A Sky Full Of Stars Coldplay

A Star Is Born Hercules (Disney)

A Sunday Kind Of Love Etta James

A Thousand Years Christina Perri

A Time Of Wonder Alexis Ffrench

A Whole New World (Aladdin) Aladdin (Disney)

Adore You Harry Styles

Afterglow Ed Sheeran

Against All Odds Phil Collins

Ain't No Sunshine Bill Withers

Alfie Cilla Black

All I Ask Of You Phantom Of The Opera

All I Have To Do Is Dream

All My Love Coldplay

All My Loving The Beatles

All Of Me John Legend

All Too Well Taylor Swift

All You Need Is Love The Beatles

Almost There The Princess & The Frog (Disney)

Alone Heart

Always & Forever Luther Vandross

Always Be My Baby Mariah Carey

Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life Monty Python

Always On My Mind Elvis Presley

Amazed Lonestar

An Innocent Man Billy Joel

And I Love Her The Beatles

And So It Goes Billy Joel

Angel Of Music Phantom Of The Opera

Angie The Rolling Stones

Anti-Hero Taylor Swift

Any Dream Will Do Joseph & The Amazing...

Anything For You Gloria Estefan

Anywhere The Heart Goes Mancini

As It Was Harry Styles

As Long As He Needs Me Oliver!

As Time Goes By Casablanca

Attention Charlie Puth

Autumn Leaves Roger Williams

Baby Boy Beyonce Knowles

Baby Grand Billy Joel

Bad Guy Billie Eilish

Bad Habits Ed Sheeran

Barbie Girl Aqua

Basket Case Green Day

Be Our Guest Beauty & The Beast (Disney)

Beast Of Burden The Rolling Stones

Beautiful Christina Aguilera

Beautiful In White Shane Filan

Beautiful Things Benson Boone

Beauty & The Beast Beauty & The Beast (Disney)

Because You Loved Me Celine Dion

Bella Notte/This Is The Night Lady & The Tramp (Disney)

Best Part Of Me Ed Sheeran

Better Now Post Malone

Beyond The Sea Bobby Darin

Big Girls Don't Cry Fergie

Big Spender Shirley Bassey

Birds Of A Feather Billie Eilish

Black Coffee Sarah Vaughan

Blackbird The Beatles

Black Hole Sun Soundgarden

Blinding Lights The Weeknd

Blue Eyes Elton John

Bluebird Alexis Ffrench

Bohemian Rhapsody Queen

Boom Clap Charli XCX

Born To Run Bruce Springsteen

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams Green Day

Bridge Over Troubled Water Simon & Garfunkel

Bright Eyes Art Garfunkel

Bring Him Home Les Miserables

By The Time I Get To Phoenix Glen Campbell

Cake By The Ocean DNCE

Call Me Maybe Carly Rae Jepson

Can You Feel The Love Tonight? The Lion King (Disney)

Candle In The Wind Elton John

Can't Help Falling In Love Elvis Presley

Can't Help Falling In Love/Pachelbel's Canon Mashup

Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Ava Gardner

Cardigan Taylor Swift

Chasing Cars Snow Patrol

Children Robert Miles-

Chim Chim Cheree Mary Poppins

Chiquitita Abba

Circles Post Malone

Climb Every Mountain The Sound Of Music

(They Long To Be) Close To You The Carpenters

Cold As Ice Foreigner

Colors Of The Wind Pocahontas (Disney)

Common People Pulp

Comfortably Numb Pink Floyd

Congratulations Cliff Richard

Crazy Patsy Cline

Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne

Crazy Train (jazz version) Ozzy Osbourne

Crocodile Rock Elton John

Cruel Summer Taylor Swift

Cruella de Vil 101 Dalmations (Disney)

Cry Me A River Ella Fitzgerald

Dancing Queen Abba

Dancing With A Stranger Sam Smith

Daniel Elton John

Defying Gravity (Wicked) Wicked

Despacito Luis Fonsi/Justin Bieber

Diamonds Rihanna

Die With A Smile Bruno Mars & Lady Gaga

Divenire Einaudi

Didn't We Almost Have It All Whitney Houston

Do You Want To Know A Secret? The Beatles

Do-re-mi The Sound Of Music

Don't Cry For Me Argentina Evita

Don't Fear The Reaper Blue Oyster Cult

Don't Go Breaking My Heart Elton John/Kiki Dee

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue Crystal Gayle

Don't Know Much Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville

Don't Know Why Norah Jones

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me Elton John

Don't Look Back In Anger Oasis

Don't Rain On My Parade Funny Girl

Don't Start Now Dua Lipa

Don't Stop Believin' Journey

Don't Stop Believin' Journey

Dreams The Cranberries

Drivers Licence Olivia Rodigo

E.T. Theme E.T.

Easy The Commodores

Ebony & Ivory Stevie Wonder/Paul McCartney

Edelweiss The Sound Of Music

Embraceable You Billie Holiday

Enchanted Taylor Swift

English Rose The Jam

Enter Sandman Metallica

Especially For You Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

Espresso Sabrina Carpenter

Eternity Robbie Wiilliams

Everglow Coldplay

Evergreen Barbra Streisand

Everything Has Changed Taylor Swift/Ed Sheeran

Everything I Do (I Do It For You) Bryan Adams

Everything I Wanted Billie Eilish

Eye Of The Tiger Rocky

Eye Of The Tiger (Jazz Waltz) Rocky

Eyelar (Stamford Street) Fred Again

Fake Plastic Trees Radiohead

Falling In Love Again Marlene Dietrich

Falling Like The Stars James Arthur

Falling Slowly (Once) Once

Fantasmic Theme Disney

Feather Theme (Forrest Gump) Forrest Gump

Feed The Birds Mary Poppins

Feel Robbie Williams

Feeling This Blink 182

Feelings Morris Albert

Fields Of Gold Eva Cassidy

Fix You Coldplay

Flowers Miley Cyrus

Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra

For Forever (Dear Evan Hansen) Dear Evan Hansen

For Good (Wicked)

Forever Young Bob Dylan

Forget Me Lewis Capaldi

From A Distance Bette Midler

Gabriel's Oboe Morricone

Georgia On My Mind Ray Charles

Get Here Oleta Adams

Getting To Know You The King And I

Giant Calvin Harris/Rag n Bone Man

Gimme Gimme Gimme Abba

Go The Distance Hercules (Disney)

God Only Knows The Beach Boys

Godfather Theme The Godfather

Golden Harry Styles

Golden Hour JVKE

Good Luck Babe Chappell Roan

Goodbye To Love The Carpenters

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Elton John

Greedy Tate McRae

Half The World Away Oasis

Hallelujah Leonard Cohen

Happier Marshmello/Bastille

Happily After Ever Disney

Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder

Happy New Year Abba

Have I Told You Lately Van Morrison

Heartbeats (Jose Gonzalez) Jose Gonzalez

Hello Again Neil Diamond

Here Comes The Sun The Beatles

Here, There And Everywhere The Beatles

Hero Enrique Iglesias

Hey Jude The Beatles

Hold Me Closer Elton John & Britney Spears

Honesty Stevie Wonder

Honey Bun (South Pacific) South Pacific

Honeysuckle Rose Fats Waller

Hopelessly Devoted To You Grease

Hot To Go Chappell Roan

Hotline Bling Drake

How Deep Is Your Love The Bee Gees

How Do I Live Leann Rimes

How Far I'll Go Moana

How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You Marvin Gaye

I Can Hear The Bells Hairspray

I Can't Make You Love Me Bonnie Raitt

I Don't Like Mondays Boomtown Rats

I Dreamed A Dream Les Miserables

I Feel It Coming The Weeknd

I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Elton John

I Had Some Help Post Malone

I Have A Dream Abba

I Honestly Love You Olivia Newton-John

I Hope You Dance Leann Womack

I Just Called To Say I Love You Stevie Wonder

I Just Can't Wait To Be King The Lion King (Disney)

I Know Him So Well Chess

I Left My Heart In San Francisco Tony Bennett

I Like The Way You Kiss Me Artemas

I Love You Billie Eilish

(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden Lynn Anderson

I Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin

I See The Light Tangled (Disney)

I Wanna Be Loved By You Marilyn Monroe

I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles

I Want To Know What Love Is Foreigner

I Will The Beatles

I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston

I Will Always Love You Dolly Parton

I Will Never Leave You Side Show

I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free Nina Simone

I Won't Last A Day Without You The Carpenters

I Won't Say I'm In Love Hercules (Disney)

I'll Never Smile Again Tommy Dorsey

I'm Beginning To See The Light Duke Ellington

I'm Getting Sentimental Over You Tommy Dorsey

I'm In The Mood For Love Julie London

I'm Just Ken Barbie Movie

I'm Still Here/Jim's Theme Treasure Planet (Disney)

If Bread

If I Loved You Carousel

If I Were A Bell Guys & Dolls

If You Leave Me Now Chicago

If You Were The Only Girl In The World Perry Como

Imagine John Lennon

Imagine (Chopin-esque) John Lennon

In My Life The Beatles

In My Place Coldplay

Is This Love Bob Marley

Isn't She Lovely Stevie Wonder

It Had To Be You Frank Sinatra

It's A Small World Disney

It's Too Late Carole King

Jar Of Hearts Christina Perri

Julia The Beatles

Just The Two Of Us Bill Withers

Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars

Just The Way You Are Billy Joel

Killing Me Softly Carole King

King Of The Road Roger Miller

Kiss From A Rose Seal

Kiss The Girl The Little Mermaid (Disney)

Kiss The Rain Yiruma

Knowing Me Knowing You Abba

L.O.V.E. Nat King Cole

Lady Madonna The Beatles

Lara's Theme Doctor Zhivago

Largo (Bach) Bach

Lately Stevie Wonder

Lay Me Down Sam Smith

Lean On Me Bill Withers

Let It Be The Beatles

Let It Go James Bay

Let It Go Frozen

Let's Do It Tony Bennett

Levels Aviici

Life On Mars David Bowie

Linger The Cranberries

Listen To Your Heart Roxette

Livin' On A Prayer Bon Jovi

Living Mice Minecraft

London Calling The Clash

Lose Control Teddy Swims

Love Lana del Rey

Love Changes Everything Aspects Of Love

Love Is A Song Bambi (Disney)

Love Me Yiruma

Love Me Tender Elvis Presley

Love Of My Life Queen

Love On The Rocks Neil Diamond

Love On Top Beyonce Knowles

Love Song For A Vampire Annie Lennox

Love Story theme Love Story

Lovefool The Cardigans

Lovely Billie Eilish

Lover Taylor Swift

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds The Beatles

Ma Belle Evangeline The Princess & The Frog (Disney)

Maggie May Rod Stewart

Magic Coldplay

Magic Coldplay

Make It Easy On Yourself The Walker Brothers

Make You Feel My Love Adele

Mamma Mia Abba

Man I Need Olivia Dean

Married Life Up (Disney)

Maybe This Time Cabaret

Me & Mrs Jones Billy Paul

Meditation from Thais Massenet

Memory Cats

Merry Xmas Mr Lawrence Sakomoto

Messy Lola Young

Mia & Sebastian's Theme La La Land

Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince Taylor Swift

Misty Johnny Mathis

Money, Money, Money Abba

Mood Indigo Duke Ellington

Moon River Andy Williams

Moondance Van Morrison

Moonlight Sonata Beethoven

Morning from Peer Gynt Suite Grieg

Morning Has Broken Rick Wakeman

Mr Brightside The Killers

Music John Miles

Music Of The Night Phantom Of The Opera

My Cherie Amour Stevie Wonder

My Favourite Things The Sound Of Music

My Funny Valentine Chet Baker

My Heart Will Go On Celine Dion (Titanic)

My Universe Coldplay

My Way Frank Sinatra

National Anthem Lana del Rey

Never Gonna Give You Up Rick Astley

New Rules Dua Lipa

New York State Of Mind Billy Joel

Nights In White Satin The Moody Blues

Nikita Elton John

Nimrod Elgar

No Matter What Whistle Down The Wind

No Matter What Boyzone

No Other Love Perry Como

No Surprises Radiohead

Nobody Does It Better Carly Simon

Nocturne (various Chopin) Chopin

Non, Je ne regrette rien Edith Piaf

Nothing Else Matters Metallica

November Rain Guns n Roses

Nowhere Man John Lennon

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da The Beatles

On Broadway George Benson

On The Sunny Side Of The Street Dorothy Fields

One Day Like This Elbow

One Kiss Calvin Harris/Dua Lipa

Oops!... I Did It Again Britney Spears

Ordinary Alex Warren

Outside Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding

Pachelbel's Canon/Here Comes The Sun The Beatles

Paparazzi Lady GaGa

Paradise Coldplay

Part Of Your World The Little Mermaid (Disney)

Penny Lane The Beatles

Perfect (Ed Sheeran) Ed Sheeran

Perfect Day Lou Reed

Piano In The Dark Brenda Russell

Piano Man Billy Joel

Please Mr Postman The Carpenters

Poison Alice Cooper

Pompeii Bastille

Practical Magic Theme

Prelude In C Bach

Primavera Einaudi

Promise Ben Howard

Promise Me Beverley Craven

Promises Calvin Harris/Sam Smith

Pure Imagination Charlie & The Chocolate Factory

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid

Rainy Days & Mondays The Carpenters

Rather Be Clean Bandit/Jess Glynne

Reach For The Stars S Club 7

Read All About It Emeli Sande

Remember Alexis Ffrench

Rewrite The Stars The Greatest Showman

Ribbon In The Sky Stevie Wonder

Ride Lana del Rey

Rocket Man Elton John

Romeo & Juliet "Love Theme" Tchaikovsky

Run To You Whitney Houston

Runnin (Lose It All) Beyonce Knowles

Running Up That Hill Kate Bush

Sacrifice Elton John

Sail On The Commodores

Salut d'amour Elgar

Satin Doll Duke Ellington

Save Your Tears The Weeknd

Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston

Say My Name Destiny's Child

Say So Doja Cat

Separate Lives Phil Collins

September Morn Neil Diamond

Set Fire To The Rain Adele

Shake It off Taylor Swift

Shallow Lady Gaga/Bradley Cooper

She Charles Aznavour

She's Always A Woman Billy Joel

She's Got A Way Billy Joel

Shivers Ed Sheeran

Sing The Carpenters

Sing Sing Sing Benny Goodman

Slide Away Oasis

Smells Like Teen Spirit Nirvana

So This Is Love Cinderella (Disney)

Some Enchanted Evening South Pacific

Somebody To Love Queen

Someday My Prince Will Come Snow White (Disney)

Someday You'll Be Sorry Louis Armstrong

Someone Like You Adele

Someone To Watch Over Me Ella Fitzgerald

Something About The Way You Look Tonight Elton John

Something Changed Pulp

Something In The Heavens Lewis Capaldi

Something Just Like This The Chainsmokers/Coldplay

Somewhere West Side Story

Somewhere Over The Rainbow The Wizard Of Oz

Song Artist (or movie/musical)

Song For Guy Elton John

Sonnet The Verve

Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word Elton John

SOS Abba

Spaceman Sam Ryder

Spanish Eyes Engelbert Humperdinck

Sparks Coldplay

Speak Softly Love Andy Williams

Speed Of Sound Coldplay

Spring Time Yiruma

Stargazing Myles Smith

Starlight Muse

Star Trek theme Star Trek

Stars Fell On Alabama Louis Armstrong

Strangers In The Night Frank Sinatra

Still D.R.E. Dr. Dre

A String Of Pearls Glenn Miller

Stuck On You Lionel Richie

The Subway Chappel Roan

A Summer Place (Theme) Max Steiner

Summer Nights Grease

Summertime My Chemical Romance

Sun & Moon Miss Saigon

Sunny Bobby Hebb

Super Trouper Abba

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Mary Poppins

Sweet Child O' Mine Guns n Roses

Take A Chance On Me Abba

Take My Breath The Weeknd

Taking A Chance On Love Ella Fitzgerald

Tender Blur

Thank You For The Music Abba

That Ol' Devil Called Love Billie Holiday

That's What Friends Are For Dionne Warwick

The 1 Taylor Swift

The Bear Necessities The Jungle Book (Disney)

The Boys Are Back In Town Thin Lizzy

The Fate Of Ophelia Taylor Swift

The Final Countdown Europe

The Girl With The Flaxen Hair Debussy

The Greatest Sia

The Greatest Love Of All Whitney Houston

The Impossible Dream Elvis Presley

The Joker & The Queen Ed Sheeran/Taylor Swift

The Lady Is A Tramp Frank Sinatra

The Last Night Of The World Miss Saigon

The Last Waltz Engelbert Humperdinck

The Long & Winding Road The Beatles

The Pink Panther The Pink Panther

The Power Of Love Frankie Goes To Hollywood

The Rainbow Connection The Muppets

The Second Star To The Right Peter Pan (Disney)

The Sound Of Music The Sound Of Music

The Summer Knows Peter Nero

The Very Thought Of You Nat King Cole

The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra

The Windmills Of Your Mind Noel Harrison

The Winner Takes It All Abba

There Are Worse Things I Could Do Grease

There Must Be An Angel Eurythmics

These Foolish Things Ella Fitzgerald

They Can't Take That Away From Me Gershwin

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

This Guy's In Love With You Herp Albert

This Is How You Fall In Love Jeremy Zucker

This Is Me The Greatest Showman

This Is What You Came For Calvin Harris/Rihanna

This Woman's Work Kate Bush

This Year's Love David Gray

Three Times A Lady Commodores

Til There Was You The Music Man

Til There Was You The Beatles

Time Passes Paul Weller

Timeless To Me Hairspray

Tiny Dancer Elton John

Titanium Calvin Harris/Sia

To All The Girls I've Loved Before Julio Iglesias

To The End Blur

Together At Last Alexis Ffrench

Too Sweet Hozier

Top Of The World The Carpenters

Total Eclipse Of The Heart Bonnie Tyler

Trouble Coldplay

True Colours Cyndi Lauper

Truly Lionel Richie

Truth Vibrations Alexis Ffrench

Try A Little Tenderness Otis Redding

Turning Page Sleeping At Last

Unbreak My Heart Toni Braxton

Unchained Melody The Righteous Brothers

Under The Bridge Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Under The Sea The Little Mermaid (Disney)

Unforgettable Nat King Cole

Up Where We Belong Joe Cocker/Jennifer Warnes

Up, Up & Away 5th Dimension

Uptown Girl Billy Joel

Valentines Day Linkin Park

Video Games Lana del Rey

Viva La Vida Coldplay

Wake Me Up When September Ends Green Day

Walk This Way Run DMC

Waterloo Abba

We Are The Champions Queen

We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off Jermaine Jackson

We've Only Just Begun The Carpenters

Weekend In New England Barry Manilow

What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

What Was I Made For Billie Eilish

When I Fall In Love Nat King Cole

When I'm 64 The Beatles

When We Were Young Adele

When You Believe Prince Of Egypt (Disney)

When You Say Nothing At All Ronan Keating

When You Wish Upon A Star Pinocchio (Disney)

Where Do I Begin? (Theme from Love Story) Andy Williams

While My Guitar Gently Weeps The Beatles

Who Wants To Live Forever Queen

Wichita Lineman Slim Whitman

Wild Horses The Rolling Stones

Wild World Cat Stevens

Wildest Dreams Taylor Swift

Willow Taylor Swift

Wish List Taylor Swift

Wishing Alexis Ffrench

With A Little Help From My Friends The Beatles

With One Look Sunset Boulevard

With Or Without You U2

Without You David Guetta

Wonderful Tonight Eric Clapton

Work Drake/Rihanna

Wuthering Heights Kate Bush

Yellow Coldplay

Yesterday The Beatles

Yesterday Once More The Carpenters

YMCA The Village People

You Are My Sunshine Johnny Cash

You Are The Reason Callum Scott

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Stevie Wonder

You Can Fly, You Can Fly, You Can Fly Dumbo (Disney)

You Don't Bring Me Flowers Neil Diamond

You Make Me Feel Brand New The Stylistics

You Make Me Feel So Young Frank Sinatra

You Raise Me Up Westlife

You Raise Me Up Josh Groban

You Stepped Out Of A Dream Nat King Cole

You'll Be Back Hamilton

You'll Be In My Heart Tarzan (Disney)

You'll Be In My Heart Tarzan (Disney)

You'll Never Walk Alone Gerry & The Pacemakers

You'll Never Walk Alone Carousel

You're A Lady Peter Skellern

You're Beautiful James Blunt

You're My Best Friend Queen

You've Got a Friend In Me Toy Story

Your Song Elton John

Zanarkand Final Fantasy X

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

Please provide power socket, space of 6ft x 4ft, suitable seating for piano and parking space at the venue to unload. If playing outside, a gazebo or other suitable cover is necessary to provide shade and/or protection from rain please!


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

I provide my own PA system to amplify my piano.


What information do you require about a venue?

Just let me know where to unload!


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

I'm happy to play music through my PA system between sets. This can be bluetoothed (or connected via cable) through my PA system.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

Playing at Abbey Road Studios was up there! The piano there is sublime.... Equally, recording at Rockfield Studios was pretty iconic, thinking of all the stars that had gone before me!


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

Don't make me choose! I am so passionate about music in all its wonderful forms and I can find the beauty in every song... That said, This Woman's Work by Kate Bush is pretty much perfection.


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I acquired my first regular paid job as a pianist aged 12 and I've never looked back, having remained in the music industry ever since. Playing at weddings is where I really get to indulge my creative spark and my romantic spirit.

Throughout my career, I've become a sought-after live pianist in various settings, most notably as a skilled ballet pianist, having been a regular musician with the esteemed Royal Ballet School for many years andwith Birmingha m Royal Ballet. I also perform as a regular soloist with Constella Music, an organisation dedicated to harnessing the expressive power of music for social good.

​I've had the privilege during my career of gracing stages at Hyde Park (alongside the BBC Concert Orchestra), the O2 Arena and Abbey Road Studios. Television appearances on The One Show and BBC Radio 2, plus a collaboration with Susan Boyle and Michael Ball during the Britain's Got Talent live final, have added exciting chapters to my musical narrative.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

Weddings are always a joy and it's wonderful seeing people's faces light up when they recognise the tunes I'm playing!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

I allow at least an hour to set up, slightly longer if bringing my baby grand piano shell. Performance times depend entirely on the event and I'm generally happy to work around your needs. Just ask!


Are you happy to perform outside?

I'm happy to play outside and I just ask for shade, a flat level surface and a power supply close to the performance area.


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

Contrary to the norm, I don't expect you to select your music choices from a narrow, predetermined song list. With me as your pianist, the world is your oyster when it comes to your perfect soundtrack. I relish being asked to play something new. I will craft beautiful, sophisticated and elegant versions of your most meaningful songs, however unusual, and I can adapt the mood if your event calls for something more playful, lighthearted or quirky. That being said, many people appreciate guidance and inspiration in selecting their musical choices, so my ever-expanding repertoire list Is there to help in that regard. Feel free to handpick every song for your special day or leave the music choices entirely to me. I'm comfortable with either approach, or anything in between.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Words that I hear often include "so talented", "the perfect musical backdrop", "great communication", "happy to play our favourite songs" and "great choice of repertoire".

Venues

Christa Hugo Pianist has performed at these venues:

Abbey Road Studios

O2 Arena

NEC Arena

Symphony Hall

Hammersmith Apollo

Wembley Stadium

Hyde Park

Pendrell Hall

The Old Library, Birmingham

Mill Barns

Granary Courtyard

Hopton Court

Birtsmorton Court

West Midlands Safari Park

Blakeslands Estate

North Cadbury Court

Mythe Barn

More Info

Events types:

Wedding

Birthday Party

Private Event

Corporate Event

Hotel / Restaurant Event

Bar / Venue Event

Funeral / Memorial

Wedding Proposal

Concert

Recording Session

Cruise

Virtual Event

Charity Event

Theatre Show

Christmas Party

New Year's Eve

Genres:

Classical

Film / TV

Opera

Musical Theatre

1960s Music

1970s Music

1980s Music

1990s Music

2000s+ Music

Folk Rock

Irish Rock

Jazz

Blues

Swing

Christmas

Ibiza Club

Gospel

Easy Listening

Background Music

Country

Pop

Acoustic

Covers

Disco

Funk

Hip Hop

Motown

R&B

Soul

Vintage

Rock

Britpop

Classic Rock

Heavy Metal

Indie

Rock 'n' Roll

Alternative Rock

Reggae

Features:

PAT tested

Instrumental

Can provide battery amplifier

Public liability insurance

DJ / background music options

PA / sound system included

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