Every efficiency can be broadcast reside from Maida Vale studios on Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 present (Monday to Friday, 9.30am-12pm) and on BBC Sounds, with every artist performing three tracks – a brand new track, considered one of their well-known tracks and a basic cowl model from one other artist – accompanied by members of the BBC Live performance Orchestra. Following the reside exhibits, every efficiency can be out there to observe on BBC iPlayer and out there for 30 days afterwards. An hour-long particular may even be broadcast on Radio 2 every Sunday (7pm-8pm) that includes highlights from the earlier week’s performances (Sunday fifth, twelfth, nineteenth and twenty sixth February).
The month of Piano Room performances can be adopted by a P!nk Piano Room particular on BBC Two, that includes extra reside songs from her.
Invoice Chandler, Director BBC Live performance Orchestra, says: “The BBC Live performance Orchestra is delighted to collaborate with Radio 2 for Piano Room month and to carry out alongside this star-studded line up of singers and musicians. Our versality as an orchestra means we are able to carry inspiring musical experiences to everybody, in all places, and we relish the chance of working with such world-class artists for BBC audiences.”
Jeff Smith, Head of Music, Radio 2 and 6 Music says: “With over 16,000 totally different songs performed yearly, music continues to be on the core of Radio 2, so I’m excited for the return of our greatest ever celebration of reside music – Piano Room month. Twenty days of reside performances from a glittering line up of artists is simply what we have to get us by way of these winter months!”
Ken says: “Piano Room in 2022 featured so many merely breath-taking performances and I can’t wait to return to Maida Vale for a month of Piano Room classes that includes a really stellar line-up of artists.”
Monday thirtieth January – Richard Marx, who can be masking a Corridor & Oates monitor
Tuesday thirty first January – Louise, who can be masking a Justin Timberlake monitor
Wednesday 1st February – Belinda Carlisle, who can be masking a monitor by The Carpenters
Thursday 2nd February – Michael Ball, who can be masking an Elvis Presley monitor
Friday third February – Sugababes, who can be masking an artist and monitor to be revealed on the day
Monday sixth February – Ellie Goulding, who can be masking a Cara Dillon monitor
Tuesday seventh February – Tom Chaplin, who can be masking a Taylor Swift monitor
Wednesday eighth February – Raye, who can be masking a Invoice Withers monitor
Thursday ninth February – Suzanne Vega, who can be masking a Blondie monitor
Friday tenth February – Lemar, who can be masking a Michael Kiwanuka monitor
Monday thirteenth February – Freya Ridings, who can be masking a Cyndi Lauper monitor
Tuesday 14th February – Merely Pink, who can be masking a Paul McCartney monitor
Wednesday fifteenth February – P!nk, who can be masking an artist and monitor to be revealed on the day
Thursday sixteenth February – Haircut 100, who can be masking a Harry Kinds monitor
Friday seventeenth February – Woman Blackbird, who can be masking an artist and monitor to be revealed on the day
Monday twentieth – Jessie Ware, who can be masking a Cher monitor
Tuesday twenty first February – Suede, who can be masking a Patti Smith monitor
Wednesday twenty second February – Sophie Ellis Bextor, who can be masking a Madonna monitor
Thursday twenty third February – Jake Shears, who can be masking a Pet Store Boys monitor
Friday twenty fourth February – Stormzy, who can be masking an Oleta Adams monitor (this session can be pre-recorded)
Louise says: “I’m completely thrilled to be requested to be a part of Radio 2’s Piano Room with the BBC Live performance Orchestra. Attending to carry out reside is what I really like and I’ve a couple of surprises up my sleeve, carry on Tuesday thirty first!”
Belinda Carlisle says: “I’m so trying ahead to my efficiency for Radio 2’s Piano Room on February 1st, particularly as it is going to be the primary time I’ve ever carried out with the BBC Live performance Orchestra. It’s going to be actually particular, so please don’t neglect to tune in.”
Sugababes say: “What an honour to be requested to carry out with the BBC Live performance Orchestra for the primary time for the Radio 2 Piano Room. We will not wait to reimagine some Sugababes tunes previous and new with them!”
Tom Chaplin says: “I’m completely delighted to be returning to the historic Maida Vale Studios to carry out for Radio 2’s Piano Room – it’s such a cool and prestigious gig, so an enormous thanks to Radio 2 for inviting me!”
Suzanne Vega says: “I’m trying ahead to performing for Radio 2’s Piano Room. I can’t wait to return to the Maida Vale studios because it has been greater than a decade since I did Mastertapes there on Radio 4 with John Wilson!”
Lemar says: “I’m each excited and fairly nervous attending to be part of Radio 2’s Piano Room. It’s been some time since I’ve carried out at Maida Vale, however I’m positive I’ll be as impressed as at all times in that area with some very proficient musicians. Wanting ahead to it!”
Freya Ridings says: “I’m thrilled to be part of the Piano Room classes and I’m so excited to have the ability to play with the wonderful BBC Live performance Orchestra.”
Mick Hucknall of Merely Pink says: “We’re very pleased to be acting on Ken Bruce’s Piano Room on Valentine’s Day. We stay up for creating one thing particular and distinctive with the BBC Live performance Orchestra, and we’re notably excited to share some new music too.”
P!nk says: “I’m so trying ahead to being again within the UK quickly and performing for Radio 2’s Piano Room! It’s been six years since I final carried out at BBC’s iconic Maida Vale studios, and I can’t wait to do it once more!”
Jessie Ware says: “I’m so thrilled to be returning to carry out for Radio 2’s Piano Room classes enjoying alongside the BBC Live performance Orchestra. Performing with an orchestra is at all times the largest deal with and I completely can not wait.”
Haircut 100 says: “It’s not simply the fortieth anniversary of Pelican West, it’s additionally 40 years since we’ve performed at Maida Vale Studios. So, we’re actually trying ahead to the BBC Radio 2 Piano Room session. We are able to’t wait!”
Woman Blackbird stated: “I couldn’t be extra excited and thrilled to be acting on Ken Bruce’s present for Piano Room accompanied by members of the BBC Live performance Orchestra at Maida Vale, the place so many different good artists have carried out.”
Suede’s Brett Anderson stated: “We’re delighted to be concerned with Radio 2’s Piano Room. It’s so, so thrilling to have the ability to freshly discover our songs previous and new with the esteemed accompaniment of the BBC Live performance Orchestra. Can’t wait.”
Sophie Ellis-Bextor stated: “I’m thrilled to be performing for Radio 2’s Piano Room and might’t wait to return to the BBC’s Maida Vale studios. I’ve been there for different Radio 2 classes, that are all very pleased reminiscences of mine so I’m very a lot trying ahead to creating a brand new one!”
Jake Shears says: “I’m over the moon to be performing for Radio 2’s Piano Room. I’ve a busy thrilling yr forward and it is good to kick issues off with Radio 2 and the fabulous BBC Live performance Orchestra”.
Final yr’s Piano Room included performances from Anne-Marie, James Blunt, Clear Bandit, Pleasure Crookes, Craig David, Rebecca Ferguson, David Grey, Ella Henderson, Jamie Cullum, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, Katie Melua, Emeli Sandé, Stereophonics, Ed Sheeran, Easy Minds, Jack Savoretti and Tears For Fears. And in Piano Room classes late final yr Sam Smith coated Des’ree’s I’m Kissing You, Olly Murs coated Coldplay’s Adventures of a Lifetime, and on twenty second December Mimi Webb carried out a canopy of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas.
BBC Radio 2 is the UK’s most listened to radio station, with a weekly viewers of 14.46 million (RAJAR Q3, 2022), and received Station Of The Yr on the Music Week 2021 awards. The community’s presenters embrace Michael Ball, Zoe Ball, Rob Beckett, Tony Blackburn, OJ Borg, Rev. Kate Bottley, Ken Bruce, Rylan, Fearne Cotton, Sara Cox, Jamie Cullum, Gary Davies, Paul Gambaccini, Angela Griffin, Bob Harris, Cerys Matthews, Scott Mills, Jason Mohammad, Trevor Nelson, Dermot O’Leary, Elaine Paige, Mark Radcliffe, DJ Spoony, Liza Tarbuck, Jeremy Vine, Michelle Visage, Johnnie Walker, Jo Whiley, Claudia Winkleman and Steve Wright.
