Piano Recital and Two-Course Lunch
Thursday 8 October 2026
Biggin Hall Country House Hotel
Arrival 11.30am | Recital 12 noon | Lunch 1pm
Tickets: £50
Join us for the Friends of Buxton International Festival’s Autumn Event at Biggin Hall, featuring a piano recital by multi-award-winning RNCM student Pam Kijoran, followed by a two-course lunch.
Wine will be served upon arrival, and a cash bar will be available throughout the event.
Two-Course Lunch
Main Course
A choice of beef, lamb, pork, salmon or vegetarian, served with season’s vegetables.
Dessert
Selection of Mini Desserts
Piano Recital
Pam Kijoran is a Thai pianist currently studying as an undergraduate at the Royal Northern College of Music, under the tutelage of Professor Graham Scott. During her time so far at the RNCM, she has won the Chopin Prize, Mark Ray Piano Recital Prize and the Marjorie Clementi Memorial Prize, and has received masterclasses from renowned pianists such as Boris Kraljevic, Vanessa Latarche, Pascal Nemirovski, Christopher Elton, and Carles Lama.
As an ensemble musician, Pam is a member of the Neoelysian Trio, a group that explores a diverse range of repertoire and has won the Brodsky Prize at the RNCM. In addition, she frequently performs as an accompanist and has received the RNCM’s Alexander Young Piano Prize for accompaniment. Pam is grateful to be supported by the Ian Scott Award and the Reggie & Ann Dennis Award for her musical studies.
Pam Kijoran appears by kind permission of the RNCM.
Programme
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Piano Sonata No 28 in A major op 101
i. Allegretto ma non troppo (Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung
ii. Vivace alla marcia (Lebhaft, Marschmäßig)
iii. Adagio, ma non troppo, con affetto (Langsam und sehnsuchtsvoll)
iv. Allegro (Geschwind, doch nicht zu sehr, und mit Entschlossenheit)
JOHANNES BRAHMS
Six Pieces for Piano Op 118
ii. No 2 in A major: Intermezzo
vi. No 6 in E flat minor: Intermezzo
AMY BEACH
Ballade Op 6
ALEXANDER SCRIABIN
Fantasie Op 28
The BIF Friends Grand Prize Draw will be drawn during the lunch.
Raffle tickets will be available to purchase on the day.
Venue
Biggin Hall Country House Hotel
Biggin-by-Hartington Buxton Derbyshire SK17 0DH
Directions to Biggin Hall from Buxton;
Head out of Buxton on the A515 towards Ashbourne
Shortly after Newhaven petrol station, take a right turn at the sign for Biggin
The hotel is situated at the bottom of the village next to the Waterloo Inn.
Free parking is plentiful on site.
Main image courtesy of Foyetography
