Leicester Piano Club

Develop your piano-playing skills in this relaxed and
Informal monthly performers’ club.

Join pianist Jude Richardson on Sunday afternoons and/or
Thursday evenings in a casual piano group class dedicated to helping you gain
Confidence as a pianist and performer.

You
Can bring finished pieces, music you've just started looking at, original
compositions, or anything else you like to play on piano. Each person is given
An opportunity to play their piece and hear from an audience of fellow pianists
what they enjoyed about the performance. Jude offers brief feedback and ensures
That each performer is given the space and time they need to achieve their
best. If you end up deciding not to play, there's no pressure as you can sit
Back, enjoy the other performances, and learn from the conversations and
feedback. Additional activities include sight reading duets, piano accompanying
With solo singers and instrumentalists, and the opportunity to receive brief
one-to-one feedback from Jude.

All
ages and skill levels welcome. Under-18s must be accompanied by a parent
Or guardian at all times.

The club aims to increase
Opportunities for developing your performance skills, support nervous players
To play in a friendly and relaxed setting, encourage alternative styles of
Performance and simply share and spread the love of piano playing to form a
growing community in Leicester.

Formed in 2024, the group now meets in its new home at
Attenborough Arts Centre, part of the University of Leicester.

”The group is the most wonderful way for like-minded enthusiastic
piano people to get together to hear the brilliant pieces being worked on. No
matter the skill level, you are welcomed with open arms. This is a great safe
place to be inspired to become the best that you can be.” - Piano Club member

You can join just one or two
sessions when you have time, or many more! Please book each date individually.

About the tutor:

Club leader Jude Richardson is a pianist and music
educator with experience across genres and performance styles in the East
Midlands area. Born in Bermuda, his exposure to gospel and classical music
Fostered a passion for the piano and he gained a scholarship to study music at
the Bermuda School of Music at age 13. Going on to receive
further funding to study in the United States, he has studied and
performed in Colorado and the Midwest, first studying with pianist Alice Rybak
and then completing his Bachelors of Music in Piano Performance with Evelyne
Brancart at the renowned Jacobs School of Music.

Moving to Leicester
in 2022, he has performed with East Midlands ensembles including the Leicester
Symphony Orchestra, Knighton Chamber Orchestra, and the Rugby Rococo
Players. He is increasingly in demand for his keyboard skills in reggae
Motown, and jazz, performing mostly recently with Tanni Browne The Ankh
Band for the Leicester Caribbean Carnival 2025.
As a music educator, Jude teaches piano performance and keyboard skills and
Loves to share his passion for the piano with this monthly community
Music-making piano club.

Further
Information:

The club will run
approximately twice a month on Thursday evenings, 6pm - 8pm and Sunday
Afternoons, 1:30pm - 3:30pm.

Thursday evenings, 6pm - 8pm

Thursday 16 April 2026

Thursday 14 May 2026

Thursday 18 June 2026

Thursday 16 July 2026

Sunday afternoons, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Sunday 26 April 2026

Sunday 31 May 2026

Sunday 28 June 2026

Sunday 26 July 2026

Meetings will continue in September 2026 after the summer
break. Autumn dates will be available to book later in the year.

Please ensure that you agree to our updated Terms
& Conditions before booking as courses/workshops
Are non-refundable if cancelled within 21 days of the start date for any
Reason.

If the course/workshop you’d like to book is sold out, we do operate a
waiting list - simply contact our box office team on / and ask to be added to the waiting list. We’ll then contact you
If a place becomes available, with absolutely no obligation to accept it if
You've made other plans!

We aim to
make all our sessions as accessible as possible and carers/PAs are very welcome
just remember to book their free place when you book your session. If you'd
Like to talk to us in advance of booking or attending your sessions to discuss
your access needs, our Box Office team is here to help! Email
Pop in or call, open 7 days a week.

We have four blue badge parking spaces outside Attenborough Arts
Centre, plus double yellow line roadside parking very close to the building for
Blue badge holders for up to three hours if our parking spaces are occupied.

Free parking for all customers is available after 5pm on weekdays
and all day at weekends in the University of Leicester car park next door to
Attenborough Arts Centre on Lancaster Road.

The closest public car park for parking at all other times is
Victoria Park, 5-10 minutes walk from us.