Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 09. Kristoffer Zegers Piano Phasing (UK Premiere). 50 pianists and 25 pianos come together in this exciting large-scale performance. Produced by hcmf// supported by Muziek Centrum Nederland, NFPK+ and Besbrode Pianos Leeds UK. All photos by Brian Slater.
Matthew Bourne Presents: "Songs from a Lost Piano" : Calling on ghostly memories of hymns, music hall songs and pub sing-a-longs, the brilliantly maverick pianist Matthew Bourne breathes life back into some of Yorkshire's forgotten instruments. He brings with him discarded gems from his search, including the decaying elegance of a piano passed down from mother to daughter, a legless carcass from a Wesleyan Methodist chapel and the faded glamour of a white cocktail grand from Besbrode Pianos.
Play me I'm yours! : Fifteen pianos have been delivered to the streets of Birmingham as part of a community music project. Besbrode Pianos Leeds supplied the pianos.