Regarded by both critics and fellow artists as one of today’s most distinguished musicians, Martino Tirimo’s career started early. From age eight he was performing Concertos and at 12 conducted seven complete performances of ‘La Traviata’, with orchestra and soloists from La Scala, Milano. Born in Cyprus into a musical family, he first studied piano and violin with his father Dimitri, a distinguished violinist and opera conductor. After winning the Liszt Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London at 16, he studied there and graduated with the highest honours, winning all prizes. He completed his studies at the Vienna Music Academy and finally with Gordon Green, whom he regarded as his greatest mentor. Victories at the international piano competitions in Munich and Geneva launched his international career.

In 2010 alone, he gave more than 100 all-Chopin concerts including the complete works of Chopin at London’s Kings Place, described by critics as “a colossal feat”. He has performed all over the world with most major orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Bayerisher Rundfunk, Cleveland Orchestra, London Symphony, Philharmonia, all BBC and all other major UK orchestras, Chamber Orchestra of Europe and numerous others and has worked with distinguished conductors such as Barbirolli, Boult, Bychkov, Marriner, Masur, Norrington, Rattle and Kurt Sanderling.

Martino Tirimo will play:
CHOPIN: Polonaise in D minor, Op.71 No.1
CHOPIN: Polonaise in G-sharp minor, Op. posth.
CHOPIN: Polonaise in B-flat minor, Op. posth. (“Adieu”)
CHOPIN: Nocturne in E-flat major, Op.55 No.2
CHOPIN: Mazurka in A minor, Op.67 No.4
CHOPIN: Mazurka in F-sharp minor, Op.59 No.3
CHOPIN: Mazurka in F minor, Op.68 No.4
CHOPIN: Allegro de Concert, Op.46
SCHUBERT: Sonata in B-flat major, D.960

Our piano, a fine 2015 Hamburg Steinway Model B Grand, is maintained by Steinway's and tuned by them immediately before each recital.

After the concert, we offer a traditional buffet tea of freshly-made sandwiches, savouries, cakes and chocolate biscuits accompanied by a glass of wine or unlimited tea, coffee or juice. Tea tickets cost £10 (standard) and just £5 for students. They can be bought on the door with cash or by cheque. We can cater for up to 70.