Upright Piano

Saturday 18 July 2026, 2.30–3pm

Ikon Gallery, Birmingham

FREE entry

Hear a sculpture come alive.

Join BCMG pianist John Reid for a 30‑minute, drop‑in performance on Angela de la Cruz’s extraordinary Upright Piano (1999), presented at Ikon Gallery as part of Angela de la Cruz: UPRIGHT.

Upright Piano is a re‑made instrument: de la Cruz joined and re‑strung a whole piano with the bottom part of another so it can only be played at standing height. Restored for this exhibition, it offers a rare chance to encounter the artwork not only as sculpture, but as a functioning, reimagined instrument.

John Reid performs music by Kurtág, Haydn and C.P.E. Bach. Free entry with no need to book — just drop in!

Artists

John Reid Piano

Programme

György Kurtág (b. 1926): Játékok Vol. I – Falling Asleep, 1′ (1973)

Neill Quinton: Upright

György Kurtág: Játékok Vol. I – Perpetuum Mobile, 2′ (1973)

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809): Andante and Variations in F-minor, 15′ (1793)

György Kurtág: Játékok Vol. I – Hommage à Tchaikovsky, 1′ (1973)

C.P.E. Bach (1714–1788): Rondo in G-major, 8′ (1785)

Upright is presented in partnership with Ikon Gallery.

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