Harry The Piano 'You Couldn't Make It Up!'

The Pheasantry (Chelsea)

The BBC's go-to improviser is back from the badlands of Battersea to his favourite venue on the glittering Kings Road, presenting his latest concoction entitled 'You Couldn't Make It Up'. Something of a misnomer that because of course you could and you do: all Harry's material stems from inspired audience requests over the years! Vader's march as if by Liszt, Play That Funky Music by Bach, Agadoo by Grieg, Corrie as a tango... the only limit is your imagination. Come and hear your fever-dream requests brought magically to life in virtuosic style by 'One of the World's great improvisers' (Classic FM).

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£30.00

"Spellbinding. Uncanny. Genius".

Times. Independent. Guardian

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Lauded by Classic FM as one of the world's great improvisers', Harry's extraordinary talent has taken him worldwide with solo cabaret shows in the Albert Hall London, the Moulin Rouge Paris, Birmingham's Symphony Hall and the Manasterly Palace Cairo amongst dozens of others. He has given private audiences to HM the Queen II at Sandringham and King Charles III at Buckingham Palace as well as headlining at festivals worldwide from Barbados to Adelaide and launching the QM2 on her maiden voyage along with Dame Shirley Bassey.

Pianist and band-leader on Channel 4's Big Breakfast TV show for five years, he went on to be musical director on primetime BBC TV shows for three years and is currently a regular on The Now Show on BBC Radio 4, Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2 and the go-to improvisor for In Tune and many other shows on BBC Radio 3 where presenter Iain Burnside said 'You can't be a pianist and not be a fan'.

His ability to play any tune in any style on request has led to over 3 million hits on youtube and appearances with everyone from David Bowie to Rod Stewart and Andrea Bocelli to Alfie Boe. He is currently musical director for Alexander Armstrong, running his nine piece band and undertaking all the writing and arrangements for three sell-out UK tours and a huge ITV Christmas special.

During Lockdown Harry put out a daily musical distress signal which eventually ran to 300 tunes and was described as 'miraculous creativity' by Classic FM and 'astounding, regularly made me cry' by the Times.

‘What fun it must be to be able to play the piano like that, I wish I could do it.’

H.R.H. Prince Charles.

‘His phenomenal talent,charm and wit are a delight’

Stephen Fry.