Humber Street will echo to the sound of pianos again this year as part Piano Day 2025. And everyone’s invited.
On Saturday March 29th 2025, Humber Street Piano Sessions will wheel out its pianos all along Humber Street and at the train station for anyone to come and play a tune.
In the afternoon in the SPACE Pop-up Venue on Pier St (just off Humber St), anyone learning to play the piano is invited to some and give a performance to an appreciative audience.
Event organiser Mark Slater says: “Piano Day takes place on the 88th day of the year to match the number of keys on the instrument. We did our first event last year, which went so well that we’ve decided to do it all over again for the tenth anniversary of this international celebration of the piano and the people who play it.”
In the evening, there will be four headline performances including a brand-new piece written especially for Hull by pianist Nikki Yeoh with cellist Shirley Smart. This new work, commissioned with Hull Jazz Festival, will be given its world première.
Also on the roster are improvising pianist Laura Cole and experimental pianist Kate Ledger, who will share with us the many ways that this instrument can be explored. Completing the line-up is in-demand jazz pianist Vivek Santhosh.
The performances take place at the following times:
6pm Kate Ledger
7pm Vivek Santhosh
8pm Laura Cole
9pm Nikki Yeoh (piano) & Shirley Smart (cello)
All are events are FREE and no booking required.
Venue Details
PIER STREET - POP-UP,
1-2 Pier Street,
Hull,
HU1 1ZA
A pop-up arts and culture venue will be created thanks to Levelling Up Funding from Hull City Council. A grant of £76,418.81 has been awarded to Fruit Market LLP to help bring back into use 66-68 Humber Street. The heritage building will become 1-2 Pier Street and will be used as a pop-up space for the arts and cultural scene.
