Reviews of Pianist Louise

Louise was prompt, professional and played beautifully for us and our guests. Her warm personality shone through, reading the audience and engaging with them. An evening enjoyed by all. Thank you again Louise

Louise was absolutely brilliant, she played wonderfully the list of favourites that I sent her in advance. The whole audience loved her and I would not hesitate to invite her again for future events.

Louise was an absolute pleasure to work with. Her communication was prompt and professional throughout, and her piano playing was beautiful. She added a wonderful atmosphere to our event, and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend her for weddings and special events.

I was so pleased to have found Louise, having left it quite late to find an available pianist to play at my Dad’s wake. We exchanged emails and were able to ascertain what music would be appropriate as background music.
The music Louise played was perfect adding a calm and serene ambience to the already beautiful room with people commenting on her wonderful skill. If someone asked if I knew of a pianist to play for an event I would have no hesitation in forwarding Louise’s details.
Louise is personable, easy to talk to, sympathetic and eager to hear requests to make the event personal and an overall lovely lady.

Last weekend we held a birthday celebration for my 90 year old mother-in-law. We wanted live music to create a relaxed, informal atmosphere. Louise was the perfect choice. Her blend of popular classics, easy-listening and gentle jazz suited the occasion perfectly. She was open to requests from those present and infinitely flexible to fit our party schedule. I have no hesitation in recommending her.

Louise was the perfect addition to our wedding ceremony. She was very quick to respond to our enquiry and helped advise us on the order of our songs. She played beautifully on the day, both our song requests and welcome music for our guests. Nothing was too much trouble. We would highly recommend Louise!

Louise was lovely and easy to communicate with around arrangements. Very reasonably priced and played beautifully - a perfect repertoire of songs to meet our requests. Would definitely recommend - perfect for our corporate /charity event . The whole process was simple and completely stress free. Was wonderfully to find such a lovely local pianist.

Delighted with Louise, she was excellent throughout the process, with clear communication before the event so you were confident that she would be there and then superb skills on the piano, able to turn her hand to create a really welcoming atmosphere at our high end event. I cannot recommend Louise highly enough absolutely superb, thank you for braving the weather and doing such an amazing job. We will definitely be using you again for future events.

We were super lucky to have Louise play at our wedding earlier this month. She is so talented at what she does, and so lovely to talk to! During the process leading up to the wedding, she made sure to check in with us and provide everything we needed. Louise also helped to guide us as we were clueless about how to plan a wedding - all our blindspots on things like having music prepared for the signing were noticed by her. She learnt new pieces especially for us to make our ceremony extra special, and then during the arrival of the guests, welcome drinks, and the wedding breakfast played tailored music from her extensive repertoire.

We can't recommend Louise enough!

What luck to get Louise to play for us.
I decided last minute I didn't want to be trying to mess with getting music together as well as everything else I had to do for the celebration of my wife's life. I searched for quite a while to find someone near who's information resonated with what I wanted and who was available. I found Louise. She was superb, very business-like and a great repertoire. I gave her an idea of what I wanted and she fulfilled that beautifully. Not too loud, not samey, some classical, some ragtime; a specific request and some rock. Many of my guests went up to complement her and told me how much they had enjoyed her playing.
So. I wholly recommend Pianist Louise to anyone. I also hear she does a great line in Christmas music too!
Thank you again Louise. Tim.

Louise played beautifully for my wedding at the beginning of June at The Assembly House. I've received many comments from our guests about how wonderful she was. Thank you Louise, it really set the tone for our ceremony and the rest of the day.

Louise played wonderfully for us at my wife's sixtieth birthday party, she learned Debussy for us, and Joe Hishaishi's beautiful music written for studio Ghibli movies. This was interspersed with other classics by Burt Bacharach, Simon and Garfunkel and many others. Everybody absolutely loved her work, especially my wife, as it made her birthday family gathering really special. Being the first time we had all got together in several years Louise's beautiful piano playing provided an emotional heart to the event. I'm so glad she could attend. Thank you Louise.

I contacted Louise prior to our wedding which was held on the 26 August 2022 at St Mary at the Elms Church in Ipswich. I found Louise very helpful when it came to making arrangements, I planned to hold our reception at the Dove Inn, St Helens Street, Ipswich. One might think this was not a very posh venue for a wedding and one would be right. However, our Beckett family have had very close ties to the Dove Inn since the late 1800s. So, it is a very special place for us and has been a place we meet for birthdays and special evens as well as being a place to go for a quite drink etc. The wedding was held outside at the back of the pub, best described as a semi covered area with very large square canopies.
I was surprised that Louise accepted the engagement as it was very apparent that Louise is a very experienced, professional, and celebrated pianist that you would be well suited at very high-class hotels and such events. Plus, she agreed to travel from Diss in Norfolk to play for us. I needed to make more than one last minute adjustments and I found Louise to be very versatile and she clearly understood what I was looking for. We agreed that she would play a mix of classical, light jazz and Frank Sinatra style of music, which Louise played to perfection. I had in the region of sixty-five guests. I originally agreed with Louise to play for two hours, expecting guests to switch off after that as there were no dancing facilities. Louise’s music was so infectiously pleasing to the ear that I asked her to play for another hour, because the atmosphere was electric and I did not want to lose that harmony that she was creating as the hour neared to the end, I begged her to play for another hour, which she agreed to. I have taken time to write this extended review because I am a person that wears my heart on my sleeve, and I am open and honest with everyone. Despite my brief to Louise, that I wanted her to feel like a guest and not just the pianist, I asked her to take regular breaks and participate in the ongoing buffet. I can honestly say that Louise played for four hours almost none stop. In my opinion this was way over the call of duty. I do however have one criticism of Louise if it can be called that. Louise I honestly believe that you should increase your fees. What you did for my wife and my guests was incredible. You made our day extra special, and your fees should be increased for the magical music and memories that you create. From the bottom of my heart thank you.
Doug Beckett

I very much appreciated your attendance and playing for us.
Many compliments received, including those also saying how much your playing was enjoyed,
particularly playing "Casablanca" twice!

You played beautifully and were the final touch that made the (50th birthday) party perfect. Thank you so much. Please know that very many people were singing your praises.

Jasper asked me to thank you very much for last Sunday’s lunch event, he said you played very well and will be happy to call on you again on the next occasion, whenever that will be.

Just wanted to say thanks again for your lovely playing yesterday. Thanks too for being so sensitive and accommodating -
and for the efforts you went to to get hold of the Sound of Music scores.

Thank you for helping to make our wedding such a special day.

You did a really great job and helped make our wedding a success at the Carriage House. Thank you for all your hard
work…we had a great day and enjoyed listening to you play.

Thank you for helping us enjoy a wonderfully special wedding day.

Just a short note to say a very big thank you for playing so beautifully at our wedding at Yaxley Hall last Saturday and a
special thank you for ‘our song’…we had a wonderful day and your playing really was the icing on the cake.

We were very happy on the day and guests gave excellent feedback.

Sam and I just wanted to pass on a huge thank you for your hard work at our wedding on Saturday. The guests were
raving about your beautiful piano playing and the selection of music was perfect; you even remembered Clocks for the
signing which sounded amazing! Also, thank you for battling against the absurd windy weather conditions, the music
sounded amazing from the lawn. I will definitely be recommending you to others not only for your talent, but also for your
professionalism. Many thanks again.

I just wanted to thank you for playing at our wedding on Saturday, many guests commented on how lovely it was to listen
to you play throughout the wedding breakfast.

Thank you so much for all of the wonderful music you played at our wedding reception at Earsham Hall. We had the most wonderful day.

Just returned from our honeymoon and wanted to thank you so much for your beautiful playing, which was thoroughly
enjoyed by all. I would happily recommend you to others, once again many thanks for helping to create the most wonderful of days for us all!

We just wanted to say a big thank you for the wonderful music you played on Saturday, the venue was wonderful, but the
piano really set it off beautifully. We are already on our way back to Singapore, it is a shame it was over so quickly. Many thanks once again.

Louise played at our wedding in December. She played beautifully which made the day very special. She learnt all the songs we asked for.

Just wanted to say a big thank you to you for playing such beautiful piano music at our wedding. Lots of guests
commented on how much they enjoyed it.

Just wanted to say thank you for playing at our wedding. You were everything we had hoped for and gave the day an elegant feel.

Thank you for playing so beautifully at our ceremony. The music floated beautifully over the grounds during drinks outside.

We wanted to email you to thank you again for performing at our party and for your beautiful playing. Everyone
thoroughly enjoyed the singalong!

Louise also played the piano wonderfully and it was certainly a great thing to extend her booking for the duration of the
meal as well. She was super!

Thanks for helping to make my special birthday party go with a swing, Louise! You played all my favourite songs and went above and beyond.

Thank you so much for doing such a fabulous job at our wedding on Saturday. The music was perfect, you played
beautifully! Your playing really added a special touch to our ceremony and lots of guests commented on how lovely it was.

We both wanted to email you as we didn't have a chance to talk to you yesterday.
But wow - your piano music made the ceremony for us. It was truly beautiful and so, so professional. Thank you so much.
Everyone commented on how lovely it was and it was the icing on the cake. We cannot thank you enough. Amazing!
Very best wishes,
The new Mr & Mrs Willis!

We would like to thank you very much. You played beautifully, there was so much love in your performance of Christopher
Ferreira's 'Crystal Winter'. Please find attached one of our favourite pictures taken while you were playing. I believe it really
represents how we felt.

Thanks again for playing at the wedding. The music was really fantastic and really made the wedding breakfast extra special.

Thank you so much for Saturday - had nothing but praise for the beautiful playing you did for our wedding, every note
was a joy to listen to. Many thanks for all of your help and hard work.

We are so grateful that you were able to accompany us on our day, you truly were amazing and all guests commented on
your talent.

Thank you for playing so beautifully during our wedding breakfast at Colchester Town Hall on 27th August. You’re very
talented and we got lots of compliments from various guests to pass onto you. It was really amazing that you learnt our
piece with so little notice too, and made it all even more special.

A big THANK YOU for playing the piano at Abby and Jamie's wedding. You really made it an extremely special day.

Thank you so much for playing for us!!! You were amazing and made the meal really very special. We will highly
recommend you and will definitely send you a photo!!! Everyone commented on how great you were - especially my dad!!

I just wanted to thank you so much for your beautiful and natural playing at Frances’ and Simon’s wedding at The Old Hall
on Saturday. To have your musical talent to help choose and then perform the pieces really made the day extra special.
We have received lots of lovely comments, and believe me if you were not there, the mood would have been woefully flat
and empty. The day was a complete success and we are so pleased that you were part of that to record every aspect of a
perfect family celebration.

Just a quick note to say thank you so much for your beautiful piano playing at our wedding on the 25th March. I had to
take a moment to compose myself walking down the stairs with my dad to Wong – Romantic Cannon in D, it was bringing a
tear to my eye… Beautiful, and we really enjoyed Sam Smith during the signing; I know from my guests that they loved
Shrek... many of them commented that they knew the tune but couldn’t quite place it - just what I was after.
My whole farming family loved All Creatures Great and Small …. Thank you so much for repeating during the drinks! Thanks
again for creating a beautiful atmosphere that contributed to our perfect day, and I am only disappointed that I didn’t get
the chance to meet you and thank you in person.