Description | Price |
Solo piano for 1 hour set | £295 |
Solo piano for 2 x 60 minute sets | £425 |
Solo piano for 3 x 60 minute sets | £525 |
Michael Raggatt is a London-based pianist who performs solo piano in a range of styles suitable for events from weddings to dinners and corporate functions. He prides himself on the 100% 5 star reviews of his performances and will be sure to guide you through the process of deciding the music you want for your event and always delivers on the day with high-quality musicianship and professionalism.
Michael has extensive experience, having played at over 800 weddings and functions in his career so far. He offers clients the opportunity to be as involved as they would like in the planning stages, and can prepare requests and tailored performances; however if preferred, he can also confidently take care of the entire process with very minimal direction
Michael is current resident pianist at the world famous Dorchester and Savoy Hotels in London, where he performs for afternoon tea, providing elegant and sophisticated music tailored to the ambience of these luxury hotels. He also works closely with many of the leading UK wedding venues including Elmore Court, Lillibrooke Manor, Old Marylebone Town Hall amongst others. Michael has also been featured on TV several times including a special performance of 'Experience' by Einaudi for Sky Sports in 2023.
Michael is more than happy to perform on a piano if your venue has one. If not then he can provide his own complete professional setup which includes top-of-the-range Yamaha keyboard with PA system and a baby grand piano shell. The piano shell gives the fantastic appearance of a baby grand piano but can be positioned and transported in any space. Michael is one of the few pianists able to offer piano shells in either black or white and you can see these featured in his promotional videos.
If you'd like to book Michael please get in touch and he'll reply to any questions you might have right away and help make booking live music for your event an easy and comfortable process.
Based in East London
Air On A G String - Bach
Ain't Misbehavin' - Fats Waller
Ain't Nobody - Chaka Khan
All Of Me - John Legend
All Of Me - Gerald Marks
Ambre - Nils Frahm
Another Day Of Sun - La La Land
A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
Autumn Leaves - Jerome Kern
At Last - Etta James
Ave Maria - Schubert
Back To Black - Amy Winehouse
Blue Skies - Irving Berlin
Beyond The Sea - Albert Lasry
Blackbird - The Beatles
Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
Canon in D - Pachelbel
Cheap Thrills - Sia
Cheek to Cheek - Irving Berlin
City of Stars - La La Land
Clair de Lune - Debussy
Cry Me A River - Arthur Hamilton
Deux Arabesques - Debussy
Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys
Everything - Michael Buble
Everything She Does Is Magic - Sting
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
Girl From Ipanema - Jobim
Gymnopadie - Satie
Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen
Hello - Adele
Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller
Hoppipolla - Sigur Ros
I Giorni - Einaudi
I Got Rhythm - Gershwin
I Have Nothing - Whitney Houston
The Greatest - Sia
If I Ain't Got You - Alicia Keys
Intermezzo in A - Brahms
Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
It Don't Mean A Thing - Duke Ellington
Jesu Joy Of Man's Desiring - Bach
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
La Fille Aux Cheveux - Debussy
Le Onde - Einaudi
Marry You - Bruno Mars
Misty - Erroll Garner
My Favourite Things - Richard Rodgers
The Nearness of You - Norah Jones
Nocturne No.1 - Chopin
Norwegian Wood - The Beatles
Perfect - Ed Sheehan
Primavera - Einaudi
Rather Be - Clean Bandit
Read All About It - Emeli Sande
River - Joni Mitchell
River Flows In You - Yiruma
Say Something - Christina Aguilera
She's Always A Woman - Billy Joel
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
Someone Like You - Adele
Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Harold Arlen
Somewhere Only We Know - Lily Allen
Symphony - Clean Bandit
Take Me To Church - Hozier
Thinking Out Loud - Ed Sheehan
Tiny Dancer - Elton John
Titanium - Sia
To A Wild Rose - Edward McDowell
The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern
When We Were Young - Adele
You've Got A Friend In Me - Randy Newman
You've Got A Friend - Carole Kind
Parking Space nearby for unloading equipment.
2 x 13A plug sockets within 5m of performance space.
PA is provided with my keyboard setup if there isn’t a piano on-site
Currently I perform at the world-famous Savoy and Dorchester Hotels in London as resident pianist for the afternoon teas which is a huge privilege to play for in such esteemed venues. In the Dorchester I get to perform on one of Liberace’s old pianos which is covered in mirror ball tiles!
I’ve been professionally performing for over 15 years so have a wealth of experience at many different types of events and have crafted a huge repertoire of music in various genres.
Weddings! They’re such joyous and special occasions it’s always an honour to be asked to perform for someone’s big day.
Setup time is 35 minutes.
Popular performance times:
1 hour set
2 x 45 minute sets
2 x 60 minute sets
Yes - weather depending!
I'm always happy to discuss set list repertoire with you so the styles fit your preferences, and will be able to learn up to 5 song requests for you as well.
116 Pall Mall
Aintree Racecourse
BAFTA, London
Banking Hall
British Airways HQ, London
Butley Priory
Clearwell Castle
Cliveden Country Hotel, Berkshire
Colville Hall
Dorchester Hotel
Elmore Court
Etc Venues County Hall, London
Fairmont Windsor
Hampton Court Palace, London
Hedsor House, Berkshire
Honorable Artillery Company, London
Hotel Du Vin, Birmingham
Kensington Palace
Leadenhall Building, London
Lillibrooke Manor
Magdalen College, Oxford
NBC HQ, London
National Gallery, London
Natural History Museum, London
Nonsuch Mansion
Old Marylebone Town Hall
Oxford Natural History Museum
Pennyhill Park Hotel, Surrey
Prestwold Hall
Rosewood Hotel, London
Savoy Hotel
Scott’s
Shangri-La - The Shard, London
Sopwell House, Hertfordshire
Stanlake Wine Estate
The Elvetham
The Maine
The Ritz Hotel
Tower of London
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity House, London
Wembley Stadium
Zabeel Saray Hotel, Dubai