The piano as an instrument for virtuoistic fireworks was put on the map  by the  c.19th glamorous composer and performer extraordinaire Franz Liszt – perhaps the first of ever  global musical superstar.

He set the pattern for modern style, cultural leaders  like Beyonce, Adele, by way of Liberace, Duke Ellington and Earl Wild and most concert pianists. 

Martin Jones – has made the more dazzling and sometimes recondite parts of the piano repertoire his performing life’s work ever since his New York Carnegie Hall and London Queen Elizabeth Hall debut in 1968, 55 years ago!

His recordings of the complete Percy Grainger piano music won many prizes and his inclusion of clever arrangements (as well as piano classics) in his programme should make for an entertaining evening.

Martin Jones continues to champion music which tests the very boundaries of what can be written and performed with style for piano.

Featuring music by:

Liszt : Variations on a Theme of Bach

Debussy : Images Book One

Percy Grainger : Ramble on a Theme from R.Strauss’s Rosenkavalier

Albeniz : El Albaicin (from Iberia)

Saint Saens : "The Swan" (arr. Godowksy)

Albeniz : Tango  (arr. Godowksy)

Reizenstein : Arrangements on “The Lambeth Walk”

More information anf tickets can be found here

Venue: Gerrans Parish memorial Hall, Gerrans Hill, Portscatho, TR2 5EE

Tickets available online in advance cost £16, £13 for Roseland Music Society Members, and free for under 17's.  Also available from Tourist Offices in Truro, St Mawes, Bodmin and St Austell.

King Harry Ferry crossing times and details here.