Diana Cooper (piano)
Join us for the first lunchtime concert of 2026 with the fantastic pianist Diana Cooper.
Diana Cooper is the winner of numerous international prizes including the 1st Prize at the International Piano Competition Samson François (France), the 1st Prize at the Halina Czerny-Stefanská International Piano Competiton in Poznań (Poland), the 1st Prize at the Concurso Internacional de piano in Vigo, (Spain), and the 1st Prize at the Chopin Competition in Brest. Diana Cooper is invited to perform in various venues and festivals in France and abroad. Among the venues that have hosted her are the Nohant Chopin Festival, the Chopin Festival in Paris (Bagatelle), the Polish Embassy, the Salle Cortot in Paris, the Colmar International Festival, the Ysaye Festival in Belgium, Kings Place in London, the Royal Albert Hall, the Círculo de las Artes in Lugo, the Teatro Filarmónica in Oviedo, the Teatro Jovellanos in Gijón, the Kielce Philharmonic in Poland, the Chopin Manor in Duszniki, Chopin's Birthplace in Żelazowa Wola (concerts organised by the Chopin Institute) and the Hrvatski dom Split in Croatia.
Programme to include:
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G minor No. 16 (Book I)
Beethoven: Sonata Op. 2 No. 3 in C major
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 Op 20
Ravel: Alborada del gracioso
Granados: Allegro de concierto Op. 46
The next lunchtime concert is on Thursday 29 January and will be performed by the Amabile Clarinet Trio.
Join the LSE Choir and Orchestra on Tuesday 31 March for the LSE Spring Concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Clement Danes Church.
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Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies and regular public exhibitions. For more information please visit LSE Arts and Music.
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