Piano Day 2024 at The National Gallery

Join us at the National Gallery to celebrate Piano Day in collaboration with Sofia Ilyas, founder of FLOAT.  

Piano Day is a free event, where some of London's most exciting musicians present specially crafted performances, responding to and celebrating the National Gallery’s collection, and offering a glimpse into the city's dynamic, creative, and diverse spirit. 

The performing artists are: Arthur Jeffes of Penguin Cafe; pianist and composer Belle Chen; multi-instrumentalist-singer-songwriter Tawiah; contemporary Classical pianist Karim Kamar together with electronic artist Frank Hopkins; composer Narotam Horn; and a special performance by pioneer of Afrorave, Toya Delazy, alongside contemporary dancer Fukiko Takase of Neon Dance. 

A sense of optimism infuses Penguin Cafe's new album Rain Before Seven… not the braggadocious, overconfident kind, but more a blithe, self-effacing optimism in keeping with the national character. Even when all signs point to the contrary, it operates within the certainty that things are going to be alright. Probably.

The title comes from an old weather proverb with the rhyming prognostication — fine before eleven — hinting at a happy ending, irrespective of the science: “I found it in a book and I'd never heard it before,” says Arthur Jeffes, leader of Penguin Cafe. “It has faintly optimistic overtones and I quite like it. It's fallen out of usage recently but it does describe English weather patterns coming in off the Atlantic.”

🔗Event Page: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/events/piano-day-2024-in-collaboration-with-float-28-03-2024

⭐️Event Organiser: FLOAT & National Gallery

💡Price: FREE

🗓Date: 28 March 2024