After the world premiere last week of Sun Keting's 'Us, the most fleeting of all' Cheltenham Festivals, with James Murphy Royal Philharmonic Society. Such thoughtful, radiant music and a real pleasure to perform. A massive thank you to Royal Philharmonic Society for their support!

First Night of BBC Proms today!! I'm gearing up for Rachmaninov's Paganini Variations with the BBC Concert Orchestra and Anna-Maria Helsing TRCH on the 8 Sep, 4pm. Can't wait! 🤩 bbc.co.uk/events/efnqwh

A video for readers of @Pianistmagazine to accompany my 'How to play' in the Aug/Sep issue: the opening of Fauré's exquisitely beautiful Nocturne No. 8 in two versions from above to show how the fingering works. Good luck - it's a tricky piece, but well worth persevering!! 🎹

I had a wonderful time speaking to Lark Music Insurance about life as a musician, dealing with depression, and the joy that music can bring. Watch the full interview on youtube.com/watch?v=Pck59s…

With two of my wonderful Trustees - Nick Steel Gloucestershire Music & Penny Wright - after our fundraising concert for the Gloucestershire Piano Trust on Saturday. The GPT will support my work in prisons and schools. A massive thank you to all who took part! clarehammond.com/projects/glouc…

Did you know that our website features interviews with artists from our new season, including Eduardo Strausser, Fiona Monbet, Clare Hammond & Ben Goldscheider? You can find them on the event pages for each concert + also view them by scanning the QR codes in our season brochure.

"If there is one thing you could change about being a musician, what would it be?" from my interview with Lark Music Insurance. I'd be really intrigued to know what other musicians think!

🔊 The end of Rachmaninov's Paganini Variations on my not-so-silent practice piano...!! Preparing for BBC Proms with BBC Concert Orchestra & Anna-Maria Helsing TRCH 💪 🎵 bbc.co.uk/events/efnqwh

The older I get, the more grateful I am for those who've supported me. This is Helen Ffrench, my first piano teacher, from 1991-3. She came to my recital Cheltenham Festivals last month where I played the last piece we'd worked on together, the 'Moonlight' Sonata. Lovely memories!

At Raritäten der Klaviermusik last night in Husum ✨ So good to be back at this very special festival. Looking forward to returning to Germany for my debut Konzerthaus Berlin, 11 Sep! konzerthaus.de/en/programm/es… 📸 Thomas Lorenzen, Mona Jacobsen

Well deserved praise for visionary composer Hélène de Montgeroult Frankfurter Allgemeine!! 🎉 Her music "fundamentally shakes our image of the early nineteenth century... a woman is now at the forefront of music-historical innovation" 👂live Konzerthaus Berlin 11 Sep konzerthaus.de/en/programm/es…

With actor tamamatheson after "Don Juan: the brilliant irreverence of Lord Byron" Southwell Music Festival this weekend. So lovely to be back on home turf and see old friends!

Preparing Montgeroult for recitals Konzerthaus Berlin & Salle Bourgie, and fascinated by the first edition of her etudes. It is astonishing that we can access this material so easily on IMSLP now - what a fantastic resource!

People are always asking me how I turn pages on the iPad while playing and using the pedals, so here is a demo. Tape a bluetooth pedal (DonnermusicUK) to the ground, use piano pedals as usual, then rotate left heel to turn. Takes a little getting used to but worth persisting!

Welcome to a new season of the #RAArtistinFocus! First up this week is Clare Hammond who makes her BBC Proms debut this Sunday, performing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini with the BBC Concert Orchestra at TRCH ! 🎹 rayfieldallied.com/artists/clare-…

#RAArtistinFocus @Clare_pianist has an exciting autumn of debuts lined up – along with her BBC Proms debut this weekend, she makes her Konzerthaus Berlin Berlin debut, performing a sold-out Espresso-Konzert, and in November she makes her Canadian debut at Salle Bourgie...

This concert season is a big one for me, with performances BBC Proms Konzerthaus Berlin Salle Bourgie & Wigmore Hall. One of the biggest challenges is preparing all the repertoire at the right time. This is my practice plan - it runs up to Christmas and helps keep me sane(-ish...!)

#RAArtistinFocus Clare Hammond released a digital EP of works by Edmund Finnis on PENTATONE in 2024. It received 5* from BBC Music Magazine, and the disc was nominated for a 2024 Edison Klassiek Award. More information and listen here: 💿 pentatonemusic.com/product/youth/

Gets me every time! Variation 18 of Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Join me to hear the rest with BBC Concert Orchestra & Anna-Maria Helsing BBC Proms, 4pm on Sunday, either TRCH or live BBC Radio 3 🎉 bbc.co.uk/events/efnqwh

#RAArtistinFocus Clare Hammond has had a fantastic 23-24 season, starting it with a recital at the Treasury at No. 11 Downing St, and finishing it this Sunday with her BBC Proms debut in her hometown of Nottingham! It marks the first time Nottingham has ever hosted a Prom...