Tune in to #BBCFrontRow BBC Radio 4 tomorrow at 7:15pm! Jessica Duchen discusses her new biography of Dame Myra Hess as part of an exploration of how piano styles have evolved with fashion, nationality and composer. #ClassicalMusic #piano #pianomusic #newbook

+ + + + + + PUBLISHED TODAY + + + + + + Myra Hess: Happy 135th Birthday! #myrahess #classicalmusic #piano #nationalgallery #newbookrelease

On Dame Myra's 135th birthday, this is worth a listen. Myra Hess -- An Interview (1952) youtu.be/1jnHYUVPEbY?si… via YouTube

Celebrating the legendary Dame Myra Hess on her birthday! 🎈 A pianist of grace and power, she organised over 1,500 lunchtime concerts in London during World War II. In total, Hess presented 1,698 concerts, attended by 824,152 people; she personally performed in 150 of them.

Jessica Duchen: Myra Hess - National Treasure review - well-told life of a pioneering musician theartsdesk.com/books-classica…

A packed Great St Bartholomew came to hear a superb recital by the award-winning Nikita Burzanitsa and for the launch of Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶's new biography of Dame Myra Hess. All in all, a splendid way to spend a Thursday lunchtime! #piano #newbookrelease #ClassicalMusic

Coming up on Thursday! Please join us if you can. jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk/events/myra-he…

The lovely Classical Music asked me to write about what it was like writing that book, so here's 'Myra Hess and Me' - aka 'How Myra Hess Half Killed Me'... classical-music.uk/features/artic…

With all the troubles in the world right now, take a moment to escape and curl up with a good book on #WorldBookDay2025. 📚✨

The other side of Dame Myra! Great review of Myra Hess - National Treasure, the new biography by Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶 in the current issue of the The Spectator. #classicalmusic #piano Damian Thompson #NewBook

The sad truth is that Myra Hess’s taste for comedy, combined with the halo of national treasure and the critics’ insistence on patronising women musicians, ended up obscuring her greatness as a pianist. ✍️ Damian Thompson buff.ly/ixVrXfc

Myra Hess - National Treasure, the new biography by Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶 is available NOW in the USA tariff free ISD - Distributor of Scholarly Books! 😀 #myrahess #VEDay #piano #ClassicalMusic #NewBook Visit: isdistribution.com/BookDetail.asp…

Myra Hess – National Treasure, the new biography by Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶 continues to draw critical acclaim, with the latest review from renowned music and literary critic, Michael Church who saw Myra play many years ago. Read the full article here: westminsterextra.co.uk/article/why-my…

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Myra takes to the Underground! (picture courtesy of SuRie )

Myra Hess makes the FT! Best summer books of 2025: Classical and Pop Music ft.com/content/b90cb0… via @ft

* * * COMPOSER OF THE WEEK * * * GavinBryars will be talking to Kate Molleson every day next week (w/c 23 June) at 4:00pm on しぃちゃん. Discover more about this fascinating composer here: kahnandaverill.co.uk/product/gavin-…

Myra makes the Top 10! Read Jessica Duchen ✍️🎶's new highly-acclaimed biography. 'Best summer books of 2025' - FTWeekend Ten Greatest Women Pianists of All Time: interlude.hk/?p=137521

Thrilled and extremely grateful to find Myra Hess in the FT's Summer Books choice this weekend! Kahn & Averill

This should be a week of compelling interviews with Gavin Bryars hosted by kate molleson on BBC Radio 3. Listen in at 4:00pm every day this week. Want to discover more about this fascinating composer: kahnandaverill.co.uk/product/gavin-…