News

  • We have just launched a mentorship scheme for school-aged aspiring professional pianists and hold our first masterclass on Sunday 5 October. Read more here.

  • In September 2025, Clare completed twelve concerts in schools in the Cirencester area, reaching 1,225 children. These were generously supported by The Arts Society Corinium.

  • Clare will soon start a series of prison concerts featuring works from our co-creation project with participants at HMP Featherstone and HMP Oakwood. Clare was joined by composer Michael Betteridge in workshops at prisons in Staffordshire in May, to co-create pieces for solo piano with prisoners. Clare will perform these in public recitals in the 2025/26 concert season. The GPT is supporting this work alongside Arts Council England, the Marchus Trust and Leigh Day Solicitors. Read more here.

  • Since our initial fundraising concert in July 2024, pianist Clare Hammond has performed to over 5,900 school children at 38 schools, and 150 prisoners at four prisons.