Review Centre: Pianists (Classical)

"Sam was amazing. Helped me pick out music for my wedding ceremony. Also played fantastic background music afterwards. Thanks Sam x"

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"Sam brings humour and knowledge of music to his rehearsals with an easy manner which makes learning enjoyable. He is an accomplished musician playing keyboard with great dexterity. I would heartily recommend him in any such capacity. "

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"We were so delighted to have Mark play at our Wedding Breakfast at Westminster College Cambridge on Saturday 1 September 2018. He has such talent and is so professional and easy to work with. We cannot recommend him enough. Many of our guests asked for his details and he got many rounds of applause. Thank you so very much Mark, you made our day very special. xx"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thank you so much Helen, it was such a pleasure to play for you both at Westminster College in September. Everything just came together perfectly on the day - wonderful venue, piano and couple! It was like playing at a concert with lots of applause too. Keep in touch, and I look forward to seeing you both in the future. x

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"Book Piano Matt for your event ? From the outset, Matt was the friendliest, most helpful person to connect with. Having recently planned and celebrated his own wedding, he was immediately offering support and reassurance in so many areas beyond our expectation! Matt is so incredibly friendly, positive, and flexible, even helping us out with a last minute talk on Zoom on a Sunday evening when we got into a deadline panic. Then there's Matt's talent - the love that he has for his craft is huge, and the way that he understands music and the piano is astonishing. Matt offered to learn a custom setlist of classical piano interpretations of our song choices, which was the most incredible thing. Just a couple months before the wedding, we asked him how much notice he would need from us to send him the full list of songs we'd like, and whether we'd left it too late. His response was to shrug and say 'if a tune can be hummed, then it can be played on the piano - there's only so many chords'! I wish I could have that level of confidence and knowledge about anything in my life ? we sent him our (pretty mammoth) playlist, and he said he'd do what he could to work on them and get them perfect - and he really truly did. With Matt playing throughout our welcome, our ceremony, our drinks reception and our wedding breakfast, there was such a great amount of time for us to enjoy him soundtracking our day, and we would have loved to be able to just sit and listen to more of him!! Our guests, from grandparents to 3 year olds, all absolutely loved the magic that Matt created for us. There's been no end to the comments from everyone about how much they enjoyed Matt's music. From the moment guests began arriving, he was playing and creating a brilliant atmosphere. And not only was his performance itself fantastic, but his willingness to learn our custom playlist meant that our guests could guess and recognise piano renditions of songs referencing memories, TV shows, films and comedy - it was truly a highlight of our day! Thank you Matt, for *everything* you did for us in shaping our day, from learning a playlist of 60+ of our weird song choices, to recommending new music artists based on our tastes, and even by bringing along a microphone and PA for us to use for our speeches. We had such a joyful day, and you helped to build it for us. We're so grateful, thank you! "

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"I'm a celebrant and I worked with Robbie on a recent wedding ceremony I was delivering at Thorpe Garden and he was fantastic! The most lovely guy and such a talented pianist! He played all of the music at the perfect moments and we worked together before the ceremony to do a quick sound check and cover our cues so it was seamless. I stayed for some of the drinks reception too and heard Robbie play Bare Necessities which was so much fun!! Thank you Robbie I hope we work together again soon!"

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"Bradley played the piano at an evening drinks reception on 15 June 2017 to mark our firm’s 20 year anniversary. His choice of background pop and light jazz piano produced a wonderful musical backdrop and atmosphere. Bradley was a complete star and I’d highly recommend him."

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"Hi Mark, It truly was an amazing day :D Really appreciate all the accommodating all my song choices! "

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"Stephen is an extremely talented musician and played a perfectly tasteful selection of background music for my father's funeral wake including everything I had mentioned as my favourite pieces. I received many compliments on the piano music and it really set the perfect atmosphere for the evening. I would not hesitate to recommend Stephen. "

Reply by Stephen Guy Daltry
Dear Hannah, Thanks so much for your review, I was honoured to play piano for your father's wake, very best wishes Stephen.

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"Thank you for laying at our wedding. Your choice in music was fantastic and we loved how you accommodated our extensive song choices. Thanks, Rik"

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"I have known Simon for some 15 years and have engaged him for Musical entertainment on many occasions over that period Solo, Duo Trio and Quartet Simon has always supplied the Music to perfectly compliment various events What better recommendation can I give than to say that he was my first choice for the early evening music at my Daughters Wedding in August 2016. A Professional who does deliver that very personal service. "

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"Pure Elegance and Emotion We feel so lucky to have had the incredibly talented Nigel as part of our wedding day. From the moment the first note played during our ceremony on 27.03.25, we were completely transported. The music was breathtaking—elegant, emotional, and so perfectly matched to the atmosphere and meaning of the moment. Not only did Nigel provide the perfect soundtrack to the most important part of our day, but his performance during the drinks reception was simply magical. His playing created a warm, sophisticated, and joyful energy that all of our guests commented on—many said it felt like being in a movie! Nigel was professional, kind, and incredibly intuitive, reading the room effortlessly and weaving music through our day in a way that made everything feel even more special. Thank you, Nigel, for sharing your gift with us and for making our celebration so unforgettable. You helped turn our dream day into something truly cinematic. With all our love and gratitude, Mr & Mr Pargeter-Prince"

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"Thank you just doesn't do this justice. We first spoke to Nigel at a wedding fair in MK pre COVID. We requested to hear a handful of songs and he was happy to play them there and then! We knew at that point he had to book him. Nigel was very flexible when needing to rearrange due to COVID and he communicated very effectively throughout this time. On our original date Nigel also posted on social media a preview of our wedding song which was a lovely gesture. On the day Nigel played perfectly and seamlessly moving between rooms without being noticed. He was also very considerate and wanted to check if he was playing too loudly or quietly to ensure everyone was comfortable when sitting for the wedding breakfast. Would highly recommend Nigel for any special day/event. Loved every song he played. "

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"Thanks for accompanying our choir at our Christmas concert. Your playing was beautiful."

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"Thank you so much for entertaining our students and staff at such short notice and with such quality! I heard lots of students saying how much they enjoyed your playing."

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"Thank you so much Nigel for playing at our wedding, you were without a doubt one of the most important parts of our big day. Nigel is a talented pianist and flawless perfectionist, he easily perform all adhoc requests perfectly. The bridal party took longer than expected to arrive at the location for the ceremony and Nigel effortlessly filled the gap to the point where it seemed planned. My only regret is that I did not get to hear more of his performance due to the bride and groom photoshoot, from hearing the feedback from the guest we really missed out!! Thank you so much Nigel for your performance, it was amazing and we are so grateful to you. Michael & Sasha (Mount Ephraim) October 2022"

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