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Mika as a judge for "The Piano", Channel 4 UK, 2023


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On 11/7/2022 at 7:43 PM, Kumazzz said:

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During the summer I travelled across the UK to film a very special new project for Channel 4 called ’The Piano’ with the brilliant @claudiawinkle and @langlangpiano

The series will culminate in a spectacular concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall this Thursday and the series will be televised on C4 in the UK spring 2023!

Can’t wait to tell you more about this new show, the brainchild of Love Productions.

☀️🙌🏽☀️🎹 #ThePiano #Channel4 LoveProductions
 
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Yesterday was no ordinary thursday at all.
What a privilege to get to sing with some of my absolute favourite artists in this world- MIKA and Lang Lang -at London Royal Festival Hall
 
 

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Got the weekly TV magazine today and on the back page it always tells you what's coming up in the following week and I couldn't believe it when I saw this!

 

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The next TV magazine is out on the 7th of Feb but the listings inside start from the 11th, so that could be the earliest date The Piano starts with the 17th being the latest possible date.

 

I squeeled like a little girl when I saw this, I'm so excited!!! :cheer:

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2 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

Got the weekly TV magazine today and on the back page it always tells you what's coming up in the following week and I couldn't believe it when I saw this!

 

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The next TV magazine is out on the 7th of Feb but the listings inside start from the 11th, so that could be the earliest date The Piano starts with the 17th being the latest possible date.

 

I squeeled like a little girl when I saw this, I'm so excited!!! :cheer:

I was wondering when it would be aired. I didn’t find anything recent when researching it the other day online. Yay! I’m so glad! Hopefully Mika will do some promo in the UK soon? 

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1 minute ago, holdingyourdrink said:

Hopefully Mika will do some promo in the UK soon? 

 

I really hope so!

 

I usually stick to the same TV mag every week, but next week I might just buy a few different ones just to see any images and interviews with Mika! 😅

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23 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

Got the weekly TV magazine today and on the back page it always tells you what's coming up in the following week and I couldn't believe it when I saw this!

 

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The next TV magazine is out on the 7th of Feb but the listings inside start from the 11th, so that could be the earliest date The Piano starts with the 17th being the latest possible date.

 

I squeeled like a little girl when I saw this, I'm so excited!!! :cheer:

 

 

I recall to read somewhere that it should be in February. So it's time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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2 hours ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

 

 

I recall to read somewhere that it should be in February. So it's time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:clap::yes: very soon !! 

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4 hours ago, Anna Ko Kolkowska said:

 

 

I recall to read somewhere that it should be in February. So it's time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I thought it was going to be aired in April. Have they moved up the dates? Or is it just my bad memory? :D

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Yorkshire Post

31 Jan 2023

 

Now let’s hear it for the railway piano maestros

 

AS a city with a background for showcasing piano maestros, Leeds is an ideal location for one of Channel 4’s latest programs.

 

The city station will feature in a new show hosted by Claudia Winkleman searching for Britain’s most talented undiscovered pianists.

 

The presenter will be joined by Chinese pianist Lang Lang and pop star Mika for the five-part series, The Piano.

 

Pianists will be invited to play for commuters on public pianos in London St Pancras, Leeds, Glasgow and Birmingham stations and share their stories with the public.

 

They will be unaware that chart-topper Mika and Lang Lang, one of the world’s most famous solo pianists, will be secretly assessing their performances.

 

The final of The Piano will bring together four pianists, one from each station, at London’s Royal Festival Hall, where they will deliver solo performances in front of an audience.

 

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Yorkshire Post.co.uk

 

The Piano: Claudia Winkleman to host search for Britain's best amateur pianist - and they'll be performing in Yorkshire

 

Claudia Winkleman will host a new show for Channel 4 searching for Great Britain's most talented undiscovered pianists.

 

The presenter, who recently fronted hit series The Traitors on BBC One, will be joined by Chinese pianist Lang Lang and pop star Mika for the five-part series, titled The Piano. Pianists will be invited to play for commuters on public pianos in London St Pancras, Leeds, Glasgow and Birmingham train stations, and share their stories with the public.

 

They will be unaware that chart-topper Mika and Lang Lang, one of the most famous solo pianists in the world, will be secretly watching and assessing their performances.

 

Sir Elton John, US singer John Legend and Hollywood actor turned musician Jeff Goldblum are among the famous names to have played for the public at some of the UK's stations over the last few years.

 

The final of The Piano will bring together four pianists, one from each station, at London's Royal Festival Hall, where they will deliver solo performances in front of an audience.

 

Contestants will include nonagenarians who have been playing for 80 years and 12-year-olds who have never played in pubic before, as well as people who learned during lockdown.

A player with no sight who has mastered Chopin will also feature.

Winkleman took over from Sir Bruce Forsyth as main co-host of Strictly Come Dancing alongside Tess Daly in 2014.

 

Her recent project, The Traitors, saw strangers play "the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust" at a Scottish Highlands castle in the hope of winning big.

 

The Piano was commissioned for Channel 4 by Shaminder Nahal, head of specialist factual, and Madonna Benjamin, senior commissioning editor for documentaries.

 

It will be made by Love Productions - the company behind The Great British Bake Off - with executive producers Richard McKerrow and Luke Byrne and series editor Ted Hill.

Mr McKerrow said: "The making of this brand new series, The Piano, has been a creatively exhilarating and uplifting experience.

 

"We've been able to work with such a broad and diverse range of pianists bravely expressing themselves in such a passionate, heartfelt way on public pianos in railway stations across the country.

 

"Looked after so generously by Claudia Winkleman and observed by the extraordinary Mika and Lang Lang, this remarkable trio bring a magical, soulful quality to this television series which we hope feels rare and unusual."

 

 

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I think it must be soon if we're starting to see articles surfacing!

 

I ran across this one today as well -- no specific broadcast date. :(

https://www.irishnews.com/magazine/entertainment/2023/01/30/news/claudia_winkleman_to_host_search_for_britain_s_best_amateur_pianist-3026466/

 

Claudia Winkleman to host search for Britain's best amateur pianist

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Claudia Winkleman will host a new show for Channel 4 searching for Great Britain’s most talented undiscovered pianists.

The presenter, who recently fronted hit series The Traitors on BBC One, will be joined by Chinese pianist Lang Lang and pop star Mika for the five-part series, titled The Piano.

Pianists will be invited to play for commuters on public pianos in London St Pancras, Leeds, Glasgow and Birmingham train stations, and share their stories with the public.

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Lang Lang (John Stillwell/PA)

They will be unaware that chart-topper Mika and Lang Lang, one of the most famous solo pianists in the world, will be secretly watching and assessing their performances.

Sir Elton John, US singer John Legend and Hollywood actor turned musician Jeff Goldblum are among the famous names to have played for the public at some of the UK’s stations over the last few years.

The final of The Piano will bring together four pianists, one from each station, at London’s Royal Festival Hall, where they will deliver solo performances in front of an audience.

Contestants will include nonagenarians who have been playing for 80 years and 12-year-olds who have never played in pubic before, as well as people who learned during lockdown.

A player with no sight who has mastered Chopin will also feature.

Winkleman took over from Sir Bruce Forsyth as main co-host of Strictly Come Dancing alongside Tess Daly in 2014.

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Pop vocalist Mika (Yui Mok/PA)

Her recent project, The Traitors, saw strangers play “the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust” at a Scottish Highlands castle in the hope of winning big.

The Piano was commissioned for Channel 4 by Shaminder Nahal, head of specialist factual, and Madonna Benjamin, senior commissioning editor for documentaries.

It will be made by Love Productions – the company behind The Great British Bake Off – with executive producers Richard McKerrow and Luke Byrne and series editor Ted Hill.

Mr McKerrow said: “The making of this brand new series, The Piano, has been a creatively exhilarating and uplifting experience.

“We’ve been able to work with such a broad and diverse range of pianists bravely expressing themselves in such a passionate, heartfelt way on public pianos in railway stations across the country.

“Looked after so generously by Claudia Winkleman and observed by the extraordinary Mika and Lang Lang, this remarkable trio bring a magical, soulful quality to this television series which we hope feels rare and unusual.”

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Just now, BeccaStardust said:

Definitely seems like it'll be soon with all these article come out hopefully we'll get a trailer soon 

 

Yes, a little more detail would be nice. I thought I had read that it would be broadcast "early in 2023" at some point, but I can find anything more specific now. I'm very anxious to see it!

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A press release must have gone out, because this item is the same as the previous one, almost verbatim:

 

https://ukdaily.news/glasgow/claudia-winkleman-moderates-the-search-for-britains-best-amateur-pianist-63737.html

 

(No need to repost the whole article here, @Kumazzz It says the exact same thing as the one above!)

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4 minutes ago, dcdeb said:

 

Yes, a little more detail would be nice. I thought I had read that it would be broadcast "early in 2023" at some point, but I can find anything more specific now. I'm very anxious to see it!

I think it said spring 2023 so maybe end of Feb begining of march might be a bit more accurate unless they moved it forward 

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1 hour ago, BeccaStardust said:

I think it said spring 2023 so maybe end of Feb begining of march might be a bit more accurate unless they moved it forward 

 

Going by the TV magazine dates the latest possible start date would be the 17th Feb, that's 2 weeks from this Friday!

 

It's likely that the show will be on a once-a-week format rather than every day.

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3 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

 

Going by the TV magazine dates the latest possible start date would be the 17th Feb, that's 2 weeks from this Friday!

 

It's likely that the show will be on a once-a-week format rather than every day.

I'd imagine that it'll be a weekly Saturday show I was expecting that I don't think it would work as a daily show since I think it's only 5 episodes (one in each town and final)

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7 minutes ago, TinyLove_CJ said:

 

Going by the TV magazine dates the latest possible start date would be the 17th Feb, that's 2 weeks from this Friday!

 

It's likely that the show will be on a once-a-week format rather than every day.

Really good news :original:, I'm looking forward to it. :yay:

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