About us
If you love playing or just listening to the piano then our group is for you!
Whatever your ability, experience or musical style you'll be welcome. The idea is to provide a monthly opportunity to play to a friendly group of like-minded people. We have the use of a number of Manchester venues, all with excellent (9ft) grand pianos. The events will be informal, the aim being to increase performance confidence, have fun and meet new people. If you'd like to try a duet, bring it along!
Free refreshments included. There's also no requirement to play or even be a pianist, being part of the audience is a great encouragement to the players. Our events are once a month, typically on the the second Saturday.
It’s £7 to attend whether playing or an audience member, this covers to cover the venue rental, insurance and refreshments.
Looking forward to meeting you and maybe hearing you play!
Upcoming events
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June (Main Session) at Forsyths - Players and Audience Welcome
Forsyth Brothers Ltd, 126 Deansgate, M3 2GR, Manchester, GBAll welcome to our main June session at Forsyths on Deansgate. It's a lovely space and we're very grateful to the team at Forsyths for hosting us again! We'll be playing one of the fantastic Schimmel 280T concert grand pianos which is a superb opportunity for everyone.
Everybody is welcome to play regardless of ability, experience or musical style. If you'd prefer just to listen that's fine too. It's a great event to attend if you're thinking of returning to the piano or starting for the first. It's also a brilliant opportunity to meet some new friends!
*Important - For Players* - We've now extended the event by an extra 15mins to finish at 4.45pm to accommodate the expected players. We can't overrun beyond this and we'll plan the players list in advance, details to follow closer to the date . Once the time is fully allocated it won't be possible to add further performers. Players can have up to 6 mins of stage time by default for a single piece (inclusive of any spoken intro).
Audience and players welcome to get your ticket in advance via the link here as this will be a great help saving time at the start of the event. You can also pay on the door but advance booking is recommended.
Ticket Link (£10)
https://letsplaythepiano.sumupstore.com/product/manchester-saturday-13th-june-2026-2-30pm-lptp-main-event-attendance-at-forsyth-sWe'll get started at 2:30pm, but you're welcome to turn up anytime from 1.45pm. Tea/Coffee and Biscuits included! There's also a 10% discount for attendees on all sheet music at Forsyths.
See you soon for another lovely afternoon of piano!
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2026 Annual Concert at Forsyths - Let's Play The Piano Manchester
Forsyth Brothers Ltd, 126 Deansgate, M3 2GR, Manchester, GBAll welcome to attend this year's Let's Play The Piano Manchester annual concert. We're very grateful again to Forsyths in Deansgate for supporting this concert.
Further to the success of our previous four concerts, it'll be another enjoyable 100 minute programme featuring 18 of our players. We look forward to presenting you with an exciting and wide range of piano repertoire, all in the stunning first floor showroom at Forsyths.
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[Important Note] To secure one of the 70 audience places you need to make a £15 donation to LifeShare via the following link. For multiple places, please purchase the required quantity. We will confirm attendance individually and directly with people once donations are made, i.e. attendance is only confirmed once a donation is completed, 100% of the donation amount will go to LifeShare.Donation-Ticket Link
https://letsplaythepiano.sumupstore.com/product/15-donation-to-lifeshare-manchester-lets-play-the-piano-manchester-annual-concert-fri-2nd-oct-2026LifeShare, is a voluntary organisation established to help meet the needs of homeless and vulnerable people in Manchester and Salford. For more information see https://www.lifeshare.org.uk/about/about-us/
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There will also be a bar from 6.15pm in advance of the 7pm concert start and during the interval. A souvenir programme will be available for £2 with more info on our talented performers and the music performed. We'll publish the programme about a week before and also make a recording of the concert available to all afterwards.We look forward to seeing you for a fabulous evening of piano!
About Let's Play The Piano Manchester
Founded in 2015, Let’s Play The Piano, is now a national network on 9 amateur piano clubs. The monthly piano group events appeal to all ages, musical tastes and levels of experience. People are welcome to perform or just come to enjoy the music, having the audience adds great value to the event for the players. It’s also an excellent way for members to make new friends and gain confidence both musically and socially. Let’s Play The Piano currently uses 13 venues across the country selected for the quality of their pianos, mainly Steinway, Yamaha and Schimmel Concert grands. There have been around 900 events across the country since 2015, also including on-going monthly Zoom sessions for all groups combined.For more information you're welcome to contact organiser Ben Richards
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Past events
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