LUCY THE PIANIST
The Story of Lucy

• BAFTA nominated Lucy stole the nation’s hearts when she won Channel 4’s The Piano at just 13 years old, having performed on a keyboard at Leeds Train Station.
• Lucy stopped people in their tracks and left bystanders in tears as she played her beautiful rendition of Chopin‘s Nocturne in B-flat Minor.
• Lucy is completely blind and has a chromosome 16 duplication, which is a rare condition affecting mental health with autism traits and affecting overall communication. Lucy is hypermobile and suffers with CVS. She is in remission from bi-lateral retina-blastoma and is globally developmentally delayed.
• However, Lucy has an extraordinary talent and it is by using this natural talent that Lucy is able to communicate.
• World-renowned pianist, Lang Lang and pop sensation, Mika crowned 13-year-old Lucy, the ‘unofficial’ winner of the competition with her stunning performance of Debussy’s Arabesque No1, which she performed in front of 2000 people at the Royal Festival Hall.

Since then…

Lucy was invited to perform at HRH King‘s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle  where she played a note perfect performance of Bach Prelude in C in front of 18 million people.

The world renowned Royal Albert Hall welcomed Lucy to the stage for the first time in October 2023, performing Debussy Arabesque No.1 and Bach Prelude in C to a full house at Classic FM Live. Classic FM’s reel of her performance has over 11.7m views – the biggest ever reel on Classic FM to date.

Lucy and Lang Lang’s special bond began on Ch4’s The Piano and continued at Windsor Castle where they both appeared at the Coronation Concert. Later that year they were both invited to perform at the ITV Royal Variety, again, taking to the stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Whilst filming the Hungarian Dance for ITV’s Royal Variety at the Royal Albert Hall, a magical moment between the two of them was captured during some downtime with an impromptu duet of Faure’s Pavane Op.50. The Lang Lang International Music Foundation soon announced Lucy as an International Ambassador.

Lucy performed on Channel 4 The Piano Christmas Special – a duet with jazz legend Gregory Porter

BAFTA nominated Lucy’s performance on Channel 4 The Piano as TVs Most Memorable Moment of 2023.

Channel 4 made a documentary about Lucy called ‘The Incredibly Talented Lucy’

And now…

Taking the seat at George Michael’s piano, recording began last year at the legendary Metropolis Studios for Lucy’s very own album. Autumn 2024 will see these recordings enter the world for the first time, beginning with the release of “I’m Walking With You” on September 13th.

DEBBIE WISEMAN OBE
Composer/Conductor
Classic FM’s Composer in Residence

One of the UK’s most successful female music ambassadors, Debbie is in demand as a composer and conductor. Throughout the past 20 years, there are probably few people in the UK who have not heard a theme from one of Debbie’s films or television productions. Whether it is watching Stephen Fry bring to life Oscar Wilde for the big screen, hearing the latest political commentary on a Sunday morning with Andrew Marr, or revelling in the Tudor world of Thomas Cromwell in “Wolf Hall”, Wiseman has gifted us iconic themes of beauty and passion, love and laughter.

Selected accolades for Debbie include nominations for two Ivor Novello Awards, a TRIC Award and an RTS Award. She has been awarded the Gold Badge of Merit by the British Academy of Composers & Songwriters. In March 2016 she was awarded the Best Composer, Drama award for Wolf Hall at the RTS West Awards.

Debbie was one of 11 composers chosen to compose music for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant on June 3rd 2012 when she conducted her movement of “New Water Music” on The Georgian barge. She was commissioned to compose the Overture and Finale music for the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration in May 2016.

In 2021, Debbie became the most popular living British composer for the first time in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame with four entries, Wilde, Wolf Hall, The Mythos Suite and The Glorious Garden. Debbie was voted the most popular living composer in Classic FM’s Hall of Fame 2022 with seven entries: Wolf Hall, Shakespeare and Hathaway, Wilde, The Musical Zodiac, The Mythos Suite, The Music of Kings and Queens, and The Glorious Garden reaching its highest ever position in the chart at number 4.

Wiseman was the official composer and musical director of the Platinum Jubilee Celebration at Windsor in May 2022. She was one of the 12 composers commissioned to compose new music for the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Her two gospel Alleluias were first performed on Saturday 6th May 2023 at Westminster Abbey.