ABRSM Piano Seminar - Winchester

Bringing the 2027 & 2028 syllabus to life 

11 July 2026 Time: 10am to 4pm. Registration open from 9:30am 

Concert Hall, Peter Symonds College, Owens Road, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 6RX

Price: £70

Join us for an inspiring seminar to introduce you to ABRSM’s new Piano Syllabus for 2027 & 2028.  

The only official ABRSM presentation on the ABRSM Piano Syllabus presented by an ABRSM Examiner in Hampshire. 

This session offers an in‑depth exploration of the updated repertoire, examining new highlights and much-loved favourites.  

The pieces have been carefully chosen to develop your students’ musical curiosity, strengthen technical foundations and broaden stylistic awareness. Practical teaching strategies will be shared throughout, including approaches to introducing unfamiliar styles and developing holistic ideas that balance technique with creativity. Whether you are preparing candidates or seeking fresh inspiration, this seminar provides a valuable head start in engaging with ABRSM’s next syllabus. 

Your Presenter: 

Pianist Samantha Carrasco explores a diverse and flexible repertoire as a recitalist, concerto soloist, chamber musician and accompanist. Notable performances as a soloist have included Grieg, Schumann, Tchaikovsky No.1, Rachmaninoff No.2, Mozart and Beethoven piano concertos. As orchestral pianist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, highlights have included performing at the BBC Proms and Stravinsky’s Petrushka with live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3. Samantha formed The Austen Trio, and performed in celebrations of the Jane Austen Bicentenary in 2017 and at Harvard University in 2018.

Samantha studied piano with Yonty Solomon at the Royal College of Music, London, where she was awarded an Exhibition Scholarship followed by the prestigious Phoebe Benham and Leverhulme Junior Fellowship. She completed a PhD in 2013 entitled The Austen Family Music Books and Hampshire Music Culture, 1770-1820, which studied the music collection of Jane Austen and her family. 

Samantha is an examiner, trainer, reviewer and presenter for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, working nationally and internationally in classical music, diplomas and jazz. She presents teaching and examining seminars on behalf of ABRSM in China, the USA and the UK and presented a number of practice and pedagogical videos over the lockdown. Samantha is the Head of Keyboard at Peter Symonds College, Winchester, and helps to run the Hampshire Specialist Music Course. Samantha participates in BSO Live! education projects and has made various performance presentation podcasts and videos. 

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