Review Centre: Pianists (Classical)

"What can I say other than Thankyou. We dreaded the day, it happened and then we all sat down and listened to the perfect piano player Matt. Matt I can’t Thankyou enough. Compassionate, friendly and professional and knew exactkey what we wanted . I would recommend Matt every time. My grand mother Rita would have been so happy with what you did for her and us. Just perfect. Thankyou from all of the family I shall be looking to book you again should we have any upcoming events x Hayley "

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"Thank you so much for playing for us at our Christmas party. You gave the party a wonderful festive atmosphere without being too intrusive and gave much pleasure to our friends and family. We will most certainly call on you again in the New Year for other occasions. Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year. Best wishes, Cherry and Robert Cook"

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"Venezuelan soprano Sofia slipped in, in splendidly soulful isolation, in sleepy-slinky Barnes. Sofia’s charm comes from an ability to engage with her audience with vivacity, a slow waving of the arms or a thumbs-up cheekily pepping things up. This was a two-way process, for the audience, although in their own homes, were there via a livestream chat facility, commenting, praising and importantly requesting numbers. What were requested? Jazz standards, show numbers and some current pieces rubbed shoulders with languid classics sung in French or torrid numbers in her native Spanish. The jazz standards were impressively and beautifully sung. Cole Porter’s 1944 classic, Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye and Meredith Willson’s 1950 show tune ‘Til There Was You, had just the right balance of poignancy and warmth of these post-war nostalgic gentle pieces. The mood changes, but not the sincerity of the singing, with the traditional folk song, The House of the Rising Sun, retaining the blues feel of a song that became the “first folk rock hit”. Then, we were transported to the late sixties with the Aretha Franklin version of I Say a Little Prayer For You. Her skill in Latin American music was epitomised by the famous bolero, written by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez, Bésame Mucho. Sofia’s soft but passionate treatment of the lyrics harked back to the dreamy sensuality of the 1940 original. I expect many of her fans were responding by blowing her lots of kisses. Nevertheless, it was not in a Spanish song that Sofia excelled, but in French. Of course, it had to be Edith Piaf’s immortalised song to love, La Vie en Rose. Perfectly rendered, both in words and music, and fervent in its performance, she expressed exactly the powered of infatuated love. Great stuff, and good to see today’s vie en rose. In these straightened times, we all need occasionally to see the world through rose-tinted spectacles. "

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"We’ve had lots of comments from guests about how lovely the piano sounded, particularly on New Year’s Day."

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"Violet was great! She was available very last minute and bought and played all the music for our carols. Really appreciated her being able to play for us, it made the party a success!"

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"We were absolutely thrilled with the performance by Robbie at our wedding. His incredible talent and beautiful music added such a special touch to our day. He played a perfect selection of pieces that set the mood wonderfully, and his professionalism and dedication were evident throughout. Thank you for making our wedding ceremony and breakfast so memorable with your amazing performance. (Maria and Josh, May 2024, Coombe Lodge, North Somerset)"

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"Beautiful touch to our wedding day, Andrew was professional and a pleasure to deal with on the run up to our wedding and on the day, would 100% recommend him!"

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"We needed an organist to play at our wedding at fairly short notice at our wedding in Northamptonshire. Anthony was fantastic and even learned what was a relatively obscure piece that we had wanted to be played as my wife entered the church with her father. He played our other hymns beautifully and then played Widor's Toccata as we left the church. Anthony was a pleasure to deal with in the lead-up to the wedding - he was responsive, flexible, helpful and made great suggestions. I would have no hesitation in recommending Anthony, and indeed my wife's sister has now asked if Anthony is free to play at her wedding as well."

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"Mark played in the bar at the Christmas Ball at RAF Wyton. The music was great, he played lots of Christmas music as requested, and we had lots of positive feedback. This is the second time we had booked him, as he also played at our Summer Ball earlier in the year. Mark was very friendly, flexible, easy to book, and really added to the atmosphere. We would recommend!"

Reply by Mark Burton - Wedding Organist / Pianist
Thanks for your lovely review Alex, I had a great time too, and I look forward to the next one!

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"Thoroughly enjoyed listening to Mark play in the Gilbert Scott tonight. A fabulous range of music and especially liked the Adele cover. Thanks for making a great dinner magical, Highly recommended Carla"

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"Laura played for my wedding on 07/09/2023 and she honestly made my day. Laura is professional from start to finish, incredible at what she does and is just a general beautiful soul. I requested a specific song that she didn’t know and she was more than happy to get learning it and let me tell you, she did an amazing job. Absolutely incredible. So lovely all round and I would 100% recommend her for your special day! "

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"Dear Mark, thank you for your splendid contribution to our film society's anniversary dinner. You helped to create a wonderful atmosphere for the evening and your playing was very much enjoyed and appreciated by all present! Vive la musique!"

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"Mark, thank you for playing the piano so brilliantly at our Wedding Party last Thursday evening. Your music set the perfect atmosphere at the Belvedere, thank you for learning our requests quickly which were played with ease, and you even accompanied our guest West End singer without a run through and no sheet music! Many of our guests commented on your flawless performance and variety of music, Elton John, David Bowie and even Bollywood themes, amazing! We couldn’t have wished for anyone better, and would not hesitate to recommend you to anyone wanting an expert Wedding musician."

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"Sam I cannot express how incredible you were yesterday and on the entire run up. You are the sweetest soul I've ever come across and that came through in your playing. Everyone has said how incredible the music was I honestly can't thank you enough. Xxxxx 💕💕💕💕💕💕"

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"Thanks again Jamie for playing the keyboard at our party. We weren't sure how it would work in the one small lounge but we were very happy with having you play for the party. Next time, we need a bigger place so you can be heard even better. You are very talented, courteous and professional and we would be happy to recommend you for future bookings. "

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