Paul Roberts
Artistic Director
'Paul Roberts’ excellence as a writer on music is matched by his superb talents as a pianist. I know of no other figure in the musical world who combines so impressively the roles of scholar and performer.' Richard Goode
Paul Roberts has just been appointed Series Editor for a new project: Short Guides to the Piano Repertoire, 'books for pianists by pianists,' for the publisher Bloomsbury. He is currently writing the first in the series, Impressionism: Debussy and Ravel, projected publication date Spring 2026. His Reading Franz Liszt: Revealing the Poetry Behind the Music, was published in 2023 to wide critical acclaim:
'Dazzling and richly informed, a book as deeply human as it is far reaching.' (Bryce Morrison, International Piano).
'Perceptive and nobly written.' Alfred Brendel
Martin Sturfält
Course 1: 22 June-29 June
Real beauty and sophistication in every aspect of his music-making - International Record Review
Swedish pianist Martin Sturfält enjoys an international career as a concerto soloist, recitalist, chamber musician and recording artist. He performs a large repertoire ranging from the baroque through to the present day, but increasingly it is his passion for the music of his native country that is earning him recognition internationally as well as in Sweden. His recordings of the Stenhammar solo works and of the Adolf Wiklund Piano Concertos on the Hyperion label were highly praised in international media and the recording of the Anders Nilsson Piano Concerto on the dB label has been met with similar acclaim.
He studied at the Stockholm Royal College of Music and at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London. His principal teachers were Esther Bodin-Karpe and Stefan Bojsten in Stockholm, and Paul Roberts and Ronan O’Hora in London.
He has performed at all major venues in Stockholm and the rest of Sweden as well as at London’s Purcell Room, Barbican Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Martin is regularly invited as a soloist with major orchestras, collaborating with conductors such as Herbert Blomstedt, Daniel Harding, Eva Ollikainen, Sir Mark Elder, Thomas Dausgaard, Andrew Manze, Peter Oundijan, Vassily Sinaisky and Alexander Vedernikov.
Stefan Bojsten
Course 2: 30 June - 7 July
Stefan Bojsten is among the best known pianists in Sweden, and has long been an outstanding figure at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan (Royal College of Music) in Stockholm. He has appeared as a soloist with most Swedish orchestras and performed across Scandinavia, Europe, Asia and North America. He has recorded albums with many major classical labels, including Polar, Caprice, Bis, Naxos, Fermat, Artemis, MAP, recut, Musica Sveciae and Opus 3.
Stefan is currently producer and chairman of the recital series Piano Visions in Stockholm, characterised by its combination of innovative and traditional programming, and which highlights the finest pianists of Sweden and Europe and outreach projects for children.
Stefan has been a teacher and recitalist at Paul Roberts’ summer school for twent-five years.
https://www.pianovisions.se/in-english/
https://www.stefanbojsten.com/
Charles Owen
Course 3: 10 July - 17 July
A beautifully executed programme … the disc as a whole is really beautifully put together and it’s really lovely, it makes you feel good when you’re listening to it - Record Review, BBC Radio 3, on Owen's new disc The Young Schumann
Charles Owen has an international career performing a wide-ranging repertoire to outstanding critical acclaim. He appears at many major UK venues such as Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, The Sage & Kings Place. Internationally, he has performed at Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, the Brahms Saal in Vienna’s Musikverein, Paris Musée d’Orsay, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Moscow Conservatoire. He has an extensive recording list, ranging from Bach (complete Partitas) to Brahms, Janacek, Poulenc, and Liszt. He has just released a Schumann disc, The Young Schumann.
Charles has been a hugely valued presence at Paul Roberts' summer school – 2026 will be his 14th year on the courses.
Diane Baxter
Diane Baxter, pianist, educator and consultant, is the editor of Oregon Musician. She recently retired as Professor of Music at Western Oregon University where she received the Faculty Honors Award for Outstanding Creativity and the Pastega Award for Excellence in Teaching. Diane taught piano and courses in Ethnomusicology, Performance Anxiety and Research Methods. Diane performs and adjudicates far and wide. “The Science of Artistry: The Fourth String” was published in Clavier Companion in Nov/Dec 2013. Diane’s article, “Ethnomusicology and Alchemy” was published in the April/May 2020 edition of American Music Teacher. Diane began Piano at Tigh na Breac in 2018, an annual workshop on the shores of Loch Etive in the Scottish Highlands. The focus is on performance success and doing our best when it matters most.
Diane has been a regular participant at the summer school in France since 2012, both as a performer in the master classes and recently as a compassionate and wise teacher and counsellor of the intermediate class.
Lefki Karpodini
Lefki Karpodini has performed in most European countries, Israel, Canada, America and the Barbados islands. Her festival appearances include Mecklenburg Vorpommern, Banff, Cully Classique, Heraklion Piano Festival, Pharos Trust, and Aegina. After graduating from the Athens Conservatory she continued her studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London (Bmus, Mmus, PGDip, PACC) and at the Ensemble Modern IEMA Academy in Frankfurt.
Currently Lefki teaches at the Athens Conservatory and the Athenaeum Conservatory. She is a devoted piano pedagogue with teaching experience of over 25 years; she also composes, and recently she has pursued an old dream, taking jazz piano lessons from Greek jazz pianist and composer Dimitris Kalantzis.
Lefki Karpodini constitutes one more link in the long chain of fine female pianists of our country. After her return from abroad, her recitals have been notable for their combination of assured technique and emotional depth. Athinorama Magazine, Greece
See also www.lefkikarpodini.com
André Golbert
Recognized internationally as an emerging musical talent, Brazilian pianist André Golbert has given recitals in the United States, Europe and South America. He has been praised for his “impeccable pianism and stunning musical poetry.” André earned his Doctorate in Piano Performance with the highest academic honors at Florida State University, where he completed his studies with Heidi Louise Williams. He completed his Masters in Piano Performance at the Mannes School in New York City, with Arkady Aronov. André has pursued additonal private studies with Paul Roberts in London, and with Ann Schein in New York; both artists remain his mentors to this day, in additon to his former teachers Ney Fialkow and Heidi Williams, and to the late Brazilian pianist Dirce Bauer Knijnik, whose teachings continue to inspire his work.