Yamaha’s extraordinary new AvantGrand ‘Hybrid’ piano, the choice of musical director, singer/songwriter, piano player and producer Elio Pace, has continued its residency with Radio Two’s flagship live ‘Weekend Wogan’ show into a third series.
Already a star of stage and screen with over a million BBC Digital Red Button viewers tuning in to watch every week. October saw Elio perform two weekly solo spots and accompany a galaxy of stars using Yamaha’s N3 AvantGrand at the BBC Radio Theatre as well as Yamaha’s CGP 1000 digital grand piano at the London Palladium for a televised ‘Children in Need’ special.
So far this series, artists Elio has accompanied include KT Tunstall, Beverly Knight, Huey Lewis, Sandie Shaw, Chris De Burgh, Danielle Hope, Tift Merrit, Ben Montague, Nell Bryden and Lulu.