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> Richard Meyrick, anyone heard of him??
melody_maker
post Jan 30 2006, 09:34 PM
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hi,
last week this amazing concert pianist called Richard Meyrick came to our school. He gave a few masterclasses in the afternoon and a concert at nigh. I got a masterclass from him and it was great! he was so interesting, and had loads of tips. The night concert was incredible! he is sooooo good - i want his hands! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) he started playing at the age of 10, and when he was 16 he got in to the Royal college!! I just wondered if anyone has ever heard of him, or seen him play. he is visiting loads of schools in the UK, is he coming to anyone else's school???
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post Jan 30 2006, 10:30 PM
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QUOTE(melody_maker @ Jan 30 2006, 09:34 PM) *

hi,
last week this amazing concert pianist called Richard Meyrick came to our school. He gave a few masterclasses in the afternoon and a concert at nigh. I got a masterclass from him and it was great! he was so interesting, and had loads of tips. The night concert was incredible! he is sooooo good - i want his hands! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) he started playing at the age of 10, and when he was 16 he got in to the Royal college!! I just wondered if anyone has ever heard of him, or seen him play. he is visiting loads of schools in the UK, is he coming to anyone else's school???
rachel (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

OOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MY GOD!!!! HE CAME TO MY SCHOOL!!!!! Well...the girls school actually. My teacher watched the masterclass with one of her ex students in it playing the Prelude from Debussy's Pour le Piano, he said "imagine it as going into outer space" (Despite not knowing this well) and the student's performance sounded SO much better!

He did a program of
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Rachmaninov - Preludes in D and E flat from Op.23
Chopin - Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brilliante in E flat and Polonaise Fantasie in A flat
Beethoven - Sonata No.23 in F minor Op.56 "Appassionata"

My friend helped him out with the masterclass and is supposedly a lovely guy!
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PianoPlayerScottie1901
post Jan 31 2006, 05:26 PM
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Hey, i know he was soooo good lol. I was at the masterclass, but unfortunately not at the evening performance. I see your sitting your Grade V in spring, that kool me too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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post Jan 31 2006, 09:37 PM
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I'm pretty sure it was Meyrick who did a masterclass at my friend's uni. I also have a recording of the Chopin Nocturnes by the same guy who did his masterclass.... so either both him or neither! Think it was though.
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The Oboemeister
post Feb 2 2006, 08:37 PM
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Richard Meyrick came to my school on a masterclass thing, he was soooo unpleasant and rude to everyone. In the middle of ssomeone playing a piece, he would be walking around and talking to others, and he would suddenly stop the pianist to tell them they played a wrong note. There was one guy who was playing a piece and it just wouldn't go right, so Meyrick told the page turner in a very loud voice, "Go and sit down, it doesn't look like we'll be needing you." He was horrible!
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melody_maker
post Feb 4 2006, 09:12 PM
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his website is http://www.thepianostudio.co.uk/ for anyone who's interested.
he hired a bosendorfer for our school, and he was obsessed with getting it tuned! it was tuned before it came, when it arrived, the next morning, before the masterclasses (about 3 hours after!) then he wanted it tuned BETWEEN EACH MASTERCLASS!!!! when he was refused it, he insisted it was tuned before the evening recital!! wow!!!!
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post Apr 26 2006, 06:35 PM
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About a year ago now, Richard Meyrick came to a school near me, and i was invited to attend. Well, he was amazing. Although i had never heard of him before, i was still excited to meet him. His masterclases were really good. I've learnt loads of usefull techniques from him, and he also helped me improve the piece i played to him. I got full marks on that peice in my grade six thanks to him.
In the evening his recital was really good. After watching him play Hungarian Rhapsody (and nearly crippling the piano), i am now obssesed with that peice and am learning it now.

He was not at all rude to any of us, and i would love the opportunity too meet him again.
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post Apr 27 2006, 10:08 AM
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Sounds like a very talented guy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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post Apr 28 2006, 03:59 PM
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Sounds like a very talented guy. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)



He was!!!
has anyone seen his DVD???? Did you know that before he plays the piano at all, he runs his hands under boiling hot water, and scrubs them with a nailbrush till theyre bright red!! And he stretches them a lot too! I thought it was just crazy! And I know it's true because he asked the head of our music department if she had a kettle he could use because the water in the tap wasnt hot enough!!! That would really damage your hand!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)
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post Oct 24 2006, 03:50 PM
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hey

today in music my teacher informed me that I have been picked to have a lesson with him London, in his studio! I'm really excited and kind of amazed!!! Has anyone else heard??

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post Oct 24 2006, 04:37 PM
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No idea who he is, but wow!!! That must be amazing!!!
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post Oct 25 2006, 09:40 AM
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No idea who he is, but wow!!! That must be amazing!!!


Richard Meyrick comes from my home town here in Kent. He is extremely well respected as one of the best musicians in Kent (along with his wife Felicity). They have a few private pupils, but mainly (in Richards case) do concerts and tours such as his current Music Man tour. I went to see him in London a couple of years ago and he was brilliant. He also plays the best Emperor Piano Concerto I've ever heard! If anyone gets the chance to see him in concert or to meet him, go for it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Oct 25 2006, 05:17 PM
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He came to my school earlier this year. He seemed to be a friendly person aswell as a very good pianist.


Hey, melody_maker thats brilliant- please keep us updated on how the lesson is! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Feb 5 2007, 12:24 PM
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I came across this thread while Googling and thought I ought to add a bit.

I am in no way a student, so I will not keep posting here, but I did want to say a couple of things.

Richard Meyrick is a superb pianist, very highly technically competent and an excellent teacher.

I have known Richard for many years and have recorded quite a few of his CDs (Chopin Nocturnes and his "Personal Reflections" series).

At the moment I am in the middle of recording several more CDs with him:- Blüthner Concert Grand piano, recorded in Menuhin Hall in Surrey (wonderful acoustic for piano). We have already had a great recording session with another planned around Easter. The results so far are great and everyone involved is very happy.

Several of the pieces mentioned by other posters will be on these CDs - the first one will be a CD of Chopin music coming out later this year.

Richard is such a good pianist that, even though I have done the recording, I very often just put the CD on and listen for enjoyment - and it's not often you can say such things.

I would like to make a comment on a couple of posts - the one who said he was "horrible", sorry you think that way, but a MasterClass is there to get the best from the pupil and if things need repeating...... I'm sure it was still a very valuable experience for the pupil.

Regarding tuning - when we record, the piano is tuned several times a day and we have a technician on hand all the time we are recording. A piano can drift out of tune and needs to be tweaked to keep it at its best, so this is very understandable. Keeping hands at the right temperature and making sure the piano keys are not sticky with sweat means that the pianist can give the very best performance - which is what the audience pay for.

I hope this is helpful.
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post Feb 5 2007, 12:35 PM
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QUOTE(John Willett @ Feb 5 2007, 12:24 PM) *

I came across this thread while Googling and thought I ought to add a bit.

I am in no way a student, so I will not keep posting here, but I did want to say a couple of things.

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I hope this is helpful.

Your post has been very interesting, thanks.

You don't need to be a student to post here. I'm sure many of us would find it interesting to hear the perspective of someone from a different part of the industry, so please do feel free to continue contributing if you would like to.
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