Claudia Winkleman

Developed by the creators of The Great British Bake Off, The Piano follows amateur pianists as they give it their all on public pianos in train stations across ...

[play in front of thousands ](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/22/im-completely-blind-and-a-professional-pianist-18116664/)of people at the Royal Festival Hall. [ Radio Times](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/claudia-winkleman-the-piano/) that she became ‘slightly obsessed with a boy called Jared who plays the piano in St Pancras in the first episode’. [Claudia Winkleman](https://metro.co.uk/tag/claudia-winkleman/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1), who has recently helmed other reality series like [Strictly Come Dancing](https://metro.co.uk/tag/strictly-come-dancing/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK2), The [Great British Sewing Bee](https://metro.co.uk/tag/great-british-sewing-bee/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK3) and [The Traitors](https://metro.co.uk/tag/the-traitors/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK4), this Channel 4 show is a brand new offering. Competitors will play at stations including Leeds, London St Pancras, Glasgow and Birmingham and the best will then get a chance to [Mika](https://metro.co.uk/tag/mika/), the Lebanese-British pop sensation, and Lang Lang, the Chinese superstar classical pianist. The search is on for the UK’s best amateur piano players, some of whom will get the chance to play in one of the most prestigious venues in the country after competing in the reality series The Piano.

The Piano presenter and her fellow stars Mika and Lang Lang spoke to Radio Times magazine about Channel 4's brand new musical competition, The Piano.

We were led by what was going on in the station – if a child was crying, we might try to calm them down – but it was very empowering because the producers were like, ‘OK, Mika and Lang Lang are hidden away and Claud, you’re out with the public and yes, you can be fluorescent orange. But in reality, most people on the show were excited to meet her – you can see how delighted they are on screen. What I loved about the show – and I know this is a disgusting word – is that it’s so excruciatingly authentic. I was blown away by the power of it.” “I see it as a kind of cultural ambassador; it’s important for the future of education to include this magic power in our lives.” It’s almost impossible to tell her that she’s good at anything; she simply bats it away with a dry retort or a joke at her own expense. Too many of the people in the series had no access to a private piano. As a musical outsider, it was amazing for me to watch everyone rushing through the stations and then stopping as soon as someone started playing the piano. Towards the end, the judges are revealed and the contestants told that one of them will play in a concert at London’s Royal Festival Hall. I’m not allowed to sing Happy Birthday to any member of my family, not even the tortoise,” she says. But following the word-of-mouth hit success of The Traitors, it’s hard to resist grilling Winkleman about what’s next for her. The creators of the latest show to secure her involvement will hope she’s just being modest, because despite being under the weather, she’s brimming with enthusiasm for yet another new entertainment format: Channel 4’s

The sheer wonder of tinkling the ivories is showcased in this new series' diverse selection of instant stars. They perform in train stations, wow commuters ...

The latter might be a stretch but Mika is here probably for the same reason he did The X Factor in Italy and The Voice in France: he’s a solid pro, generous and empathic, with a fine general musical knowledge that means he’s always ready with a plausible comment to keep the show moving along. As well as serving as a tribute to the talents of the players, The Piano shows off the wonder of the instrument, sitting there full of all possibilities, with every semitone on view. Viewers might also be able to make it through a whole piece uninterrupted, were it not for the celebrities reassuring them that they are having the correct feelings in response to the music. A quicksilver slalom through Rodgers & Hart’s The Lady Is a Tramp, a song that is almost as old as Harry but sounds, in his hands, as if it’s stepping out for the first time. So it makes sense for telly to complete the circle, upgrading the station-piano craze with The Piano (Channel 4), a reality show that arranges for some of Britain’s best amateur pianists to play on the country’s busiest concourses. The amateur pianists playing their own compositions are doubly fascinating: Melissa has written something that is like a lot of brilliant people’s early works, jagged and mannered but bristling with ideas; by contrast, Fiona, whose singing career stalled when her son received his autism diagnosis two decades ago, plays a piece that has virtuoso flourishes but flows with reassuring maternal affection.

Claudia Winkleman hosts the new series in which the musical instruments have been parked at railway stations while being covertly watched by renowned concert ...

It saw pianos being installed in public places to spark conversation, with some staying permanently. The Piano airs today, Wednesday 15 February at 9pm on Channel 4 and will also be available to stream. “However, what the piano performers don’t know is that two of the most acclaimed and successful performers in the world – Lang Lang who is widely regarded as the greatest classical pianist of the modern era and platinum selling pop superstar Mika – will be secretly watching and one performer will be given a once in a lifetime offer by them, an invitation to perform on one of the world’s most prestigious stages.

disastrous clip of Claudia Winkleman interviewing S Club 7 has been unearthed as the group announced a reunion tour. When they were at the height of their ...

I’ll wait for the cheaper ones lol!" We are going." "Only VIP tickets left. We can’t even believe it’s been so long! Not doing it," wrote a third, while another commented: "£70 odd per ticket? I’m not having it.

As S Club 7 announce their 25th-anniversary tour, a resurfaced clip shows their publicist cutting short an interview with Claudia Winkleman.

They were interviewed by [Claudia Winkleman](/latest/claudia-winkleman) whose line of questioning caused their publicist to gate-crash the interview and cut it short. “I've tried to stop this and I've had to walk in here ... The group, comprised of Jo O'Meara, Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jon Lee, Rachel Stevens, Tina Barrett and Paul Cattermole, appeared on “Can you not ask this question, please... Announcing their reunion tour this week the band said: “We're so excited to bring the S Club Party back to our fans across the country to celebrate 25 years of S Club 7. Just days after turn of the century pop sensations S Club 7 announced a 25th-anniversary reunion tour, a disastrous interview clip has resurfaced.

The Piano also features popstar Mika and classical pianist, Lang Lang, alongside an Isle of Wight performer.

Meanwhile, Mika will be appearing on the Main Stage on Isle of Wight Festival Sunday (June 18). Among those appearing on The Piano is [Channel Four](https://www.channel4.com/) show, The Piano, hosted by Claudia Winkleman and featuring Mika and Lang Lang.

Claudia Winkleman fronts the new and heart-warming Channel 4 talent show The Piano, which airs today, Wednesday, February 15. On the programme, viewers will ...

The 51-year-old from London is married to her film producer husband Kris Thykier. The gripping reality show has been a huge hit with fans and even been renewed for another season. Recently, the star has appeared on our screens for a different reason - fronting UK version of The Traitors.

Channel 4's new series sends Lang Lang, Mika and Claudia Winkleman to lurk in train stations and look for untapped talent.

At the end of each episode they choose a winner, who will eventually perform in a concert at the Royal Festival Hall. They have been invited (via a process which is never explained) to perform in St Pancras station, where for several years now there has been a piano available for passers-by to play. up performing when her son was diagnosed with autism, and an 11-year-old who has lessons via Zoom with a Ukrainian tutor who tells him about falling bombs. He is devoted to his wife, who has dementia. It adheres to two wearisome rules of television talent contests: celebrity judges, and hopefuls only making it through the door if they have a heart-tugging backstory. The contestants don’t actually know they’re appearing on a talent show at all.

Amateur pianists perform to the public at train stations in the new programme.

Another added: "OMG, just watching @ClaudiaWinkle The Piano. Must be dusty/Smokey in here..." I miss my piano."

In 2003, Claudia was chatting to members Jo O'Meara, Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearrit and Jon Lee on BBC Three's Liquid News when things got tense. Speaking to ...

Reflecting on her change in fortune from being in one of the country's biggest-selling pop groups, Hannah admitted: "People think we must all be millionaires but sadly it's just not true. It wasn't just Hannah who fell on hard times. but they seemed fine." It was what it was and we enjoyed ourselves at the time." [S Club 7](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/s-club) and [Claudia Winkleman,](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/claudia-winkleman) in which the band's publicist charged into a studio, has resurfaced. Speaking to the band, Claudia, referring to a story at the time, said that their manager Simon Fuller "has 90 million in the bank."

Unbeknownst to the performers, they are being watched by musicians Lang Lang and Mika, who are looking for one amateur musician to perform at London's Royal ...

I love the different stories and [people] seemed so humble.” Great to see something different and so touching and emotional. “The Piano is wonderful,” tweeted one fan.

Lucy, who is also neurodiverse, appeared in a clip of the Claudia Winkleman talent show which was posted on Twitter, leaving viewers moved at her seamless ...

She wrote: 'Blind musicians are incredible in how they learn and memorise music. When she begins to play, a crowd forms around the piano with many people recording her on their phones. As Lucy finishes the piece and the crowd applauds for her, Lang can be heard saying: 'Oh my God. While visiting Kyiv, Ilya first met his piano teacher, Misha. Another wrote: 'A magical and beautiful performance by Lucy. How - how does she study?

There was excitement this week as S Club 7 announced a 25th anniversary reunion tour. The late 90s and early noughties pop band are going back on the road ...

The band told hosts Alex Jones and Jermaine Jenas that they said "yes" staight away to a reunion and set up a WhatsApp group. She said: "It has been in the papers and they didn't give a list. They disbanded 2003 but briefly came back together in 2014 to perform a medley of their best-known songs for BBC Children In Need. And Claudia continued: "There are rumours, I don't know how true they are, that you guys are grumpy because you guys haven't made a mint..." Stepping in never a good look." And @BoroIsLife4Me wrote: "I don't think I've ever seen Claudia's forehead before." But the question was seen as a step too far for the band’s angry PR, who was seen storming the set and declaring: “I’m not having that. Jon said no while Bradley and Hannah pretended to misunderstand, joking that they wished they had a breath mint. And @lucyvkearney said: "This was really a disaster for the publicist. In a bid to break the tension, Jo joked: "How much? "Let's talk cash," she told band members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara and Jon Lee. A 2003 clip from the BBC show Liquid News has resurfaced showing pre-fringe Claudia being told off by a PR for asking the singers about their finances.

A disastrous clip of Claudia Winkleman interviewing S Club 7 has been unearthed as the group announced a reunion tour. When they were at the height of their ...