Melanie Spanswick

It's arrived!! Women Composers - A Graded Anthology For Piano Book 3. Available from March 21st. @schottmusic @SchottMusicLDN @pianistmagazine

Wonderful to be reunited with Simon Callow last night for a performance of Rêverie in this intimate salon @auriensliving. #Debussy #Chelsea

Hi Everyone! Happy World Piano Day! To celebrate, I recorded a podcast with presenter and BBC Radio 2 producer William King. William's series focuses on composers and their work. Do have a listen: melaniespanswick.com/2026/03/29/rem…

From my live performance last night at @StMaryleStrand where I played 10 Preludes by Rachmaninoff (Op.3 No.2, Op.23 and Op.32) and a few by Arensky, his harmony teacher at the Moscow Conservatory. Such deep and moving (and difficult!) music…. In the clip: Op.3-2, Op.32 No.5&10

Hi Everyone! Here are some of my thoughts regarding composing educational piano music after several years judging Pianist Magazine's excellent yearly Composing Competition. Do have a read: melaniespanswick.com/2026/03/22/com… @pianistmagazine

@GossipDudeGoss1 I don't! I just have to keep working...!

@ClassicalMel it’s Saturday, and I have zero motivation to practice. How do you get motivated?

Hi Everyone! For those reading my 'Classic Piano Repertoire' series for students. Here's part 2 - do have a read. The article was first published on Pianist Magazine's website earlier this week: [melaniespanswick.com/2026/03/15/cla…] @pianistmagazine

Thank you to @ClassicalMel for writing us such a beautiful piece!! Just published and highly recommended for clarinet and piano duos!!

For those who play the clarinet and who might be interested in playing a contemporary piece by a female composer - do check this out: melaniespanswick.com/2026/03/02/new… @YukiNegishFriel

First new book of the year! I'm pretty excited about this one: it's an original piece called the 'Chakra Suite' for clarinet and piano. Huge thanks to Mark Goddard and all at Clifton Edition for their wonderful work. stainer.co.uk/shop/c865/

POV: You're playing Snapchats by Melanie Spanswick 😌 Get your copy from 80 Days Publishing: buff.ly/5AlXhh8

'Hope Is The Thing' at Trinity College Chapel. I was fortunate to have my little choral piece featured at a concert in Cambridge on Saturday night alongside other British and Australian composers. You can hear it here: melaniespanswick.com/2026/02/17/hop…

@pianistmagazine To My favorite women @FusuAna @EleonorBindman @KateStantonSing @ClassicalMel @KateStantonSing @infoglobe @HRoadfeldt @moving_classics @echtzeitklavier @BuniatishviliKh @playinglesshurt @chethampiano and I’ll post more soon

Mozart with the lovely Iona McDonald, principal violinist of the BBC Scottish National Orchestra at the Reimagined Festival presented by Absolute Classics in Lockerbie, Scotland. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🎹🎻💕 🎥: Alex McQuiston

Hi Everyone! My blog post today, originally published on Pianist Magazine's website, focuses on important elementary piano repertoire for those nearer the beginning of their piano journey. Do check it out... melaniespanswick.com/2026/02/08/cla… @pianistmagazine

Preparing for a marathon 4 concerts of 4 different programmes with 4 musicians within 24 hours! #AbsoluteClassics #ReimaginedFestival #Lockerbie #Scotland🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Lovely to see 'Seeds of Hope' in its rightful place in the window of Barbican Chimes in London this week! Find out more about this wonderful charity publication here: melaniespanswick.com/2025/09/26/see…

Hi Everyone! Here's my little elementary piece La Chapelle Royale for the latest edition of Pianist Magazine, played beautifully by Chenyin Li. For those who enjoy playing simpler pieces, you can find the full score in issue 148: youtube.com/watch?v=Az90mK… @pianistmagazine

Lovely to see my books in this month's @SchottMusicLDN window display featuring all the Christmas best-sellers! Go get your copies now! 😀

Hi Everyone! Do you ever 'sing' yourself in time? Today's blog post looks at exactly that - do check it out: melaniespanswick.com/2026/01/25/sin… @pianistmagazine