Nicholas McCarthy (piano)

02 Aug 2025 – 14:30 @ Champs Hill – (opening time 13:45) Nicholas McCarthy (piano)

2:30pm Saturday 2 August

Champs Hill

Tickets

£5.0 to £25.0

Born in 1989 without his right hand, Nicholas McCarthy’s graduation from the Royal College of Music in 2012 drew press headlines being the first one-handed pianist to graduate in its 130-year history. In March 2018 he was awarded honorary membership by its President, HM King Charles.

Nocturne Opus Op.9 No.2 Scriabin 

Isolde’s Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde – Wagner/Liszt arr. Wittgenstein 

 Der Erlkönig – Schubert/Liszt arr. Zichy

 Galilean Moons – Julie Cooper (commissioned by Nicholas McCarthy) 

 Chaconne in D Minor from Partita No.2 – Bach arr. Brahms 

 Etude for Left Hand – Bartok