Lime Street studio holder and award-winning composer Steve Luck has been appointed patron of the Newcastle Piano Festival, the city’s only dedicated piano festival, returning in March 2026 for its third edition. As part of the festival, he curates The Great Northern Piano Session: Composer Circle, a daytime concert introducing four contemporary composers in an intimate, “one piece at a time” format. Sunday 22 March, 2.30–4pm, Jesmond United Reformed Church, Newcastle. Tickets and info: Eventbrite; festival details: Newcastle Piano Festival. Steve’s latest album, Homecoming, with sheet music, CD, and vinyl, is available from his shop: www.steveluck.com.
