Have you heard of an African Nocturne?
Nabil Benabdeljalil reinvents the Nocturne while using traditional Moroccan melodies in his Nocturne no. 6 « La Montagne d’Imsfrane »
Video courtesy of the Phillips Collection #AfricanPianism
Full performance here youtu.be/j193Ltk-D_Y?si…

Athens, Greece 1989 vs 2024
So special to return to Athens to perform my #AfricanPianism programme - the place my parents and I sought refuge during Ceaușescu’s communist regime.
I had a chance to share my story w/ Michael Church for the BBC Music Magazine pressreader.com/uk/bbc-music-m…

Rebeca Omordia, pianist and founder of London's African Concert Series, chooses a selection of great African piano works

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Solidarity with Diane Abbott. ✨

📷 by Misan Harriman

It was a privilege to give a masterclass on #AfricanPianism in Athens for “Music connects the Onassis Stegi and the Panteion University, Vol. 9”. Grateful to Prof. Lorenda Ramou for the opportunity to work with the piano students who performed piano works by African composers.

Special night performing my #AfricanPianism solo programme at ONASSIS STEGI yesterday evening! Thank you Lorenda Ramou ONASSIS STEGI! 💫

• 7 March: African Pianism recital, Onassis Stegi, Athens, Greece
• 9 March: Masterclass on African Pianism w/ students from Athens Conservatoire.
This event is part of “Music Connects the Onassis Stegi & the Panteion University” curated by Lorenda Ramou
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It is always gratifying to receive good reviews, but this is a particularly perceptive and touching review of my CD recording and performance at Wigmore Hall with Rebeca Omordia.
ArtMuseLondon Rebeca Omordia Meridian Records Markson Pianos

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🖼️🤔👓 Leon Bosch Rebeca Omordia launched their new disc of spirituals Wigmore Hall during the most recent The African Concert Series day. Both concert & album honour these songs, drawing out their anguish and beauty. Read more in my write-up for ArtMuseLondon. artmuselondon.com/2024/03/03/spi…

• 7 March: African Pianism recital, Onassis Stegi, Athens, Greece
• 9 March: Masterclass on African Pianism w/ students from Athens Conservatoire.
This event is part of “Music Connects the Onassis Stegi & the Panteion University” curated by Lorenda Ramou
tinyurl.com/yy5rnwdt

Julie Cooper Music
OCULUS is No.2 in Official Specialist Classical Chart 📀🎉

It wouldn't be there without the HUGE talent of:
Jessica Cottis Grace Davidson Rebeca Omordia Her Ensemble Camilla Pay #AnnaHale @caraberridge Eliza Marshall Joby Burgess #JoshDavidson Clio Gould ...

We're delighted to be nominated for a BBC Music Magazine Award 🎉 Congratulations 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀 Errollyn Wallen Rebeca Omordia.
Voting closes tomorrow: classical-music.com/awards/2024-aw…

A wonderful recital, that saw the second arrangement of the day, of the spiritual ‘Deep River’.

Thank you Rebeca Omordia and Leon Bosch! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

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A beautiful day of recitals at Wigmore Hall on Sat, curated by the The African Concert Series - an education into music from across the African continent, and a pure joy.

Thanks William Chapman Nyaho, RichardOlatundeBaker, Leon Bosch, Rebeca Omordia, Tunde Jegede & the NOK Orchestra.✨🎵✨

Made it up north 🚝🚎🚝🚕 and warming up in this beautiful hall at the Delphin Centre ahead of this afternoon’s recital for Darlington Piano Society.
Ravel & John Ireland + African Pianism (of course!).

Thank you Director John Gilhooly & the Wigmore Hall for another day of The African Concert Series concerts! Thank you to everyone who came to listen to us! 🙏
🚨See you all in July! wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie…

Tunde Jegede & NOK Orchestra at the 6th African Concert Series 2024 at Wigmore Hall.
The programme featured Kora Concerto, Mandé Suite as well as arrangements of West African songs.

Double bassist Leon Bosch and pianist Rebeca Omordia performed a programme of African-American Spirituals at the 6th African Concert Series 2024 at Wigmore Hall.

A packed house Wigmore Hall for this gorgeous programme of spirituals, performed by Leon Bosch Rebeca Omordia. The CD is out today!

👀 Have you seen our Instagram stories today? 👀

We’re behind-the-scenes with The African Concert Series for their day of concerts!

There’s still time to come along to this evening’s performance, or you can catch up on our Instagram now!

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