Our Halloween Piano Party is packed with spooky sounds and close‑up piano action. Featuring music for two pianos, this performance brings your little ones closer to the music.

Expect Halloween favourites including Saint‑Saëns’ crackling Danse Macabre, Mussorgsky’s vivid Pictures at an Exhibition, and the thunderous Night on Bald Mountain, alongside music from spooky film favourites.

Lively, atmospheric and great fun for all ages, this concert is designed to be enjoyed together, whether you love classical music, film music, or just a good Halloween celebration.

Costumes are strongly encouraged, so come dressed to impress, fright or delight, and join us for a Halloween Piano Party to remember.

This event will last for approximately 45 minutes with no interval.

About Keelan Carew

Pianist and broadcaster Keelan Carew balances the piano with a broad interest in classical music education. Born and raised in Medway, Kent, Keelan studied at the RNCM with Dr Stephen Savage.

He made his concerto debut in 2018, performing Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in Southampton.

From 2021 to 2024, Keelan led outreach at the Yehudi Menuhin School. He is the Founding Artistic Director of the Rainham Piano Festival.

While a student, Keelan competed on the BBC’s University Challenge. This led to presenting work with BBC Radio 3, including the series Sounds Connected, coverage of the BBC Proms, and the 2022 series Piano Odyssey with Keelan Carew.

Throughout 2023, he regularly contributed to In Tune alongside Sean Rafferty and Katie Derham. Keelan is a regular guest on Radio 4’s Add to Playlist and has also appeared on This Classical Life.

Keelan now divides his time between teaching, performing, broadcasting, presenting, and producing accessible concerts for young people across the UK.

About Madeleine Brown

Described as having ‘the potential to become a major voice in the classical music world’ (Peter Donohoe CBE), Madeleine Brown is establishing herself as one of the most exciting young pianists of her generation.

Having graduated with a BA in Music from Trinity College, Cambridge, she is now studying with Kathryn Stott at the Royal Northern College of Music, with whom she recently appeared on BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. In 2025, she won the college’s prestigious Gold Medal Competition and was recently awarded the RNCM Silver Medal by the Worshipful Company of Musicians, adding her to the Company’s acclaimed Young Artist Programme.

Madeleine has previously studied with esteemed pedagogues including Helen Krizos, Charles Owen and Dina Parakhina, and is very grateful to receive coaching from Stephen Kovacevich, Zlata Chochieva and Muza Rubackytė.

Madeleine has performed to international acclaim, receiving first prize at the Bromsgrove International Musicians’ Competition and an Honourable Mention at the 2025 International Piano Competition ‘Ciudad de Vigo’. She has already gained extensive experience working with orchestras and was awarded first prize in both the RNCM and Cambridge University Concerto Competitions. Madeleine has performed in esteemed venues including Wigmore Hall, Steinway Hall, Kings Place, St James’s Sussex Gardens, Stoller Hall, the Lansdowne Club, West Road Concert Hall, the Penderecki European Centre for Music, the Schumannhaus in Bonn and the Bechstein Centre in Cologne.

In 2026, Madeleine makes her debut at the Ryedale Festival as a Waverley Young Artist, alongside performances for Leeds Lunchtime Concerts and the Sunday Piano Series at the Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham. Madeleine has received masterclass tuition from several renowned pianists including Sir Stephen Hough, Richard Goode, Philippe Cassard and Leon McCawley.

Madeleine is generously supported by the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation and the Drake Calleja Trust.