Carrick Concerts is to host our first-ever solo piano concert. It is to be given by the celebrated Russian-born pianist, Yulia Chaplina in All Saints Church, Mylor Bridge on June 21 at 7.30pm.

Described by International Piano Magazine as ‘with technical fluency and rich tonal shading reminiscent of the great Communist era artists such as Emil Gilels’ and held by Paul Badura-Skoda in ‘highest regard as a concert pianist’, Julia is the winner of 7 international piano competitions. She has performed regularly as a soloist in many of the world's finest venues, including the Wigmore Hall and the Southbank Centre in London, Berlin’s Philharmonie, the Grand Halls of the Moscow Conservatoire and the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Bunka Kaikan Hall in Tokyo and many other concert halls around the world.

Yulia’s performance has received glowing reviews in many countries. The International Piano Magazine writes ''The technical fluency, intense lyricism and rich tonal shading are reminiscent of the great Communist era artists such as Emil Gilels and Samuil Feinberg. She is, in a sense, a chip off the old (Soviet) Block ', while Sean Rafferty, speaking on BBC Radio 3’s flagship music programme, In Tune, describes her playing as ''...Magical''..... ; ''Exceptional'' .... ;''Taken us to fairyland”.