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Fragments of life, memory and absurdity played out at the piano. An hour of virtuosic piano playing, storytelling and improvisation, An improvising pianist's attempt to memorise a Bach masterpiece. As his mind wanders, so does the music – through stories, jazz, cinematic textures, even a nursery rhyme, before always finding its way back to Bach. Performed in the Pianodrome, the world's first amphitheatre made entirely from pianos, this is a unique Fringe experience. 'Combines epic musical improvisation, hilarity and intimate storytelling' (ThreeWeeks Editors' Award). 'This is what a pianist…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Will Pickvance: Piano Diaries is by Will Pickvance, listed under Music in the Fringe programme. It plays at Pianodrome at St Oswald's Centre, 41 Montpelier Park, EH10 4NB, 6 August to 30 August.
The show runs 60 minutes and is suitable for ages 8+. Tickets from £10.