Fanny Davies International Piano Series: Harry the Piano

‘Spellbinding.Uncanny. Genius.’ - The Times, The Independent, The Guardian

Lauded by Classic FM as 'one of the world's great improvisors', Harry's extraordinary talent has taken him worldwide with solo cabaret shows in the Albert Hall London, the Moulin Rouge Paris, Birmingham's Symphony Hall and the Manasterly Palace Cairo amongst dozens of others. He has given private audiences to HM the Queen II at Sandringham and King Charles III at Buckingham Palace and Highgrove as well as headlining at festivals worldwide from Barbados to Adelaide and launching the QM2 on her maiden voyage along with Dame Shirley Bassey.

Pianist and band-leader on Channel 4's Big Breakfast TV show for five years, he went on to be musical director on primetime BBC TV shows for three years and is currently a regular on

'The Now Show' on BBC Radio 4, 'Friday Night is Music Night' on BBC Radio 2 and the go-to improvisor for 'In Tune' and many other shows on BBC Radio 3 where presenter Iain Burnside said 'You can't be a pianist and not be a fan'. He is also Downing Street's favourite entertainer having performed solo cabaret there on three occasions in the last eighteeen months.

His ability to play any tune in any style on request has led to over 3 million hits on youtube and appearances with everyone from David Bowie to Rick Astley and Andrea Bocelli to Alfie Boe. He is currently musical director for Alexander Armstrong, running his nine piece band and undertaking all the writing and arrangements for three sell-out UK tours and a huge ITV Christmas special.

During Lockdown Harry put out a daily musical distress signal which eventually ran to 300 tunes and was descibed as 'miraculous creativity' by Classic FM and 'astounding, regularly made me cry' by the Times.

Tonight’s programme will be quasi improvisatory, featuring routines first broadcast on Radios 3 & 4 and will end with the invitation to the audience to request ‘any tune changed into any style!’

‘What fun it must be to be able to play the piano like that, I wish I could do it.’

H.R.H. King Charles III

‘His phenomenal talent,charm and wit are a delight’

Stephen Fry.

Please drop in at the free workshop and don’t miss the chance to chat with Mark after the concert!

Workshop 4pm

Recital 7pm

‘Meet the Artist’ Reception c. 8:30pm

For any young pianists interested in participating in the piano workshop, please email Alan West ([email protected])

Kindly supported by The Swallow 2018 Charitable Trust, The Guernsey Arts Commission and the John Ireland Charitable Trust

Doors: 6.30pm | Music: 7pm

Info: Free to observers and participants

Info: includes interval

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St James Concert and Assembly Hall, College Street, Saint Peter Port, Guernsey

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