RB Pianist

RB received classical piano training initially as a music scholar at Fettes College and later at Bristol University. However, he found his true calling in the songs of the 1940s, jazz, and contemporary popular music. His audiences have included notable figures such as Paloma Faith, Jacqueline Gold, Yotam Ottolenghi, Rick Stein, Gizzi Erskine, Prue Leith, Michel Roux Jnr., Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, the late HRH Princess Margaret, Natalie Dormer, Mark Carney, and many other distinguished personalities.

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Set List / Repertoire

A few other examples from RB’s repertoire

A Whiter Shade of Pale (Procol Harum)
As Time Goes By (Herman Hupfeld)
Blue Room (Rodgers and Hart)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin)
Can’t Help Falling in Love (Elvis Presley)
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II)
Charleston (Cecil Mack and James P. Johnson)
City of Stars (Justin Hurwitz)
Clair de la Lune (Claude Debussy)
Easy (Lionel Richie)
Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles)
Firework (Katy Perry)
High and Dry (Radiohead)
I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Fats Waller)
I’m Kissing You (Des'Ree)
I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling Jake Flint Medley
Lady is a Tramp (Lorenz Hart & Richard Rodgers)
Layla (Eric Clapton)
Les Misérables (songs from)
Looking Back Over My Shoulder (Mike & The Mechanics)
Michelle (The Beatles)
Moon River (Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer)
Moondance (Van Morrison)
My Funny Valentine (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart)
Night and Day (Cole Porter)
Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (Eric Clapton)
Piano Man (Billy Joel)
Scarborough Fair
Tears in Heaven (Eric Clapton)
True Colors (Cyndi Lauper)
The Lambeth Walk (Douglas Furber, L. Arthur Rose and Noel Gay)
The Rowan Tree
What a Wonderful World (Louis Armstrong)
Wild Love (James Bay)
Yesterday (The Beatles)
It's Raining in Baltimore (Counting Crows)

Full Biography

Rob received classical piano training initially as a music scholar at Fettes College and later at Bristol University. However, he found his true calling in the songs of the 1940s, jazz, and contemporary popular music. Leveraging his repertoire in these genres and his improvisational skills, Rob has performed at numerous high-profile events, including corporate gatherings, prestigious openings, weddings, and even 90th birthday celebrations. His audiences have included notable figures such as Paloma Faith, Jacqueline Gold, Yotam Ottolenghi, Rick Stein, Gizzi Erskine, Prue Leith, Michel Roux Jnr., Sarah Ferguson Duchess of York, the late HRH Princess Margaret, Natalie Dormer, Mark Carney, and many other distinguished personalities.

Recently, Rob has returned to Edinburgh while continuing to perform in London. His recent engagements include performances at The Balmoral Hotel, Old Dr Bell’s Baths, Glamis Castle, Gilmerton House, Schloss Roxburghe, and Winton Castle. His past UK engagements span prestigious venues like Gleneagles Hotel, The Scottish National Golf Centre, The Savoy, The Ivy, Pizza on the Park Jazz Club, The Dorchester, The Berkeley, The Mandarin Oriental, The Belvedere, Fulham Palace, Wilton Music Hall, Wellington Arch, Ironmonger’s Hall, The Royal Arsenal Woolwich, The Lansdowne Club, Bush Hall, Stationers’ Hall, Brown’s Hotel, Guinevere, Mossiman’s, Jumeirah Carlton Tower, Gray’s Inn (The Hall and Marquee), Artillery Garden of The Honourable Artillery Company, Royal Thames Yacht Club, Kettners, The Sheraton, The Royal Horseguards Hotel, Ascot Racecourse, Silver Fleet Thames Cruise, Forbes House, Northbrook Park in Farnham, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, Salter’s Hall, and Grocers’ Hall.

RB's clientele includes:
Standard Life Investments
Barclays Capital
Anglo-Irish Bank
Ann Summers
Saunderson Hall
Tamara Beckwith
Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres
Her Majesty’s Armed Forces
Leith’s School of Food and Wine
Jo Malone
Energy Marketing Group
Nabarro LLP
Guinevere
Royal Bank of Canada
Global Blue
NFU Mutual
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Quill PR
Trifon Natsis
The Art Fund
Gazprom
MMC Ventures
Hilton Nathanson
Ataxia UK
Alder King

Lineup

Default lineup: 1 performer

Solo pianist, performing (on acoustic piano or piano keyboard with amplification, as per client's wishes).

Performance Times

3 x 45 minutes


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7 Customer Reviews

Performance quality: 5 stars
Sound quality: 5 stars
Behaviour: 5 stars
Communication: 5 stars
Audience engagement: 5 stars
Value for money: 5 stars
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Please pass on my thanks to him and will add him to my list of rebooks!

5 stars - RB Pianist are Highly Recommended
booked RB Pianist for their event June 2024

“Just a quick email to say thank you for sorting out our pianist last night, he was great and worked really well and was very nice guy. Please pass on my thanks to him and will add him to my list of rebooks!”


RB did an utterly fantastic job!

5 stars - RB Pianist are Highly Recommended
booked RB Pianist for their event April 2024

“Rob did an utterly fantastic job. It was a big venue with 280 guests from the food industry. He played exactly the right sort of music... ?He is very easy to talk to about what you need and an incredible pianist”


Really happy with your performance which is great.

5 stars - RB Pianist are Highly Recommended
booked RB Pianist for their event December 2023

“Thank you also for all your wonderful hard work yesterday, you were an absolute star and the client was really happy with your performance which is great.”


We had lots of compliments about him!

5 stars - RB Pianist are Highly Recommended
booked RB Pianist for their event September 2023

“It all went well thanks and please pass on my thanks to Robert – he knows his audience and can gauge the exact level. We had lots of compliments about him from our guests and thanks to you for sorting out at short notice.”


Robert was excellent!

5 stars - RB Pianist are Highly Recommended
booked RB Pianist for their event August 2023

“Friday went very well and just to let you know Robert was excellent! We were very impressed, good lad too! Hope to speak to you soon... Thanks.”

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