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Evgeni Grainger

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London

Royal College of Music students, Evgeni Rafael and George Grainger are here to provide Music for any event you require. From Weddings to business meetings, Evgeni and George can fulfil any desired musical wishes - From Chopin to Gershwin to Ed Sheeran, you name it and they will play it! As both Pianists and organists, Evgeni and George are professionally trained and can help with any event, providing first rate musical entertainment to bring a new element to your, what will become, unforgettable experience!

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Juan R
4 years ago, for a Private event in Greenwich
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5 out of 5

Rafael and Grainger were the perfect duo for my party. It was a Christmas party and we requested Christmas music. They played everything we needed and more. Evgeni and George were very personable and easy to deal with.

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Sergio I
4 years ago, for a Birthday party in 4-18 Harrington Gardens
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5 out of 5

Evgeni and George provided first rate musical entertainment at my birthday party. Anything my guests requested was fulfilled - classical to pop. My guests thoroughly enjoyed every part of the evening and i was very happy with the sergice Evgeni and George provided. They were throroughly professional in every way.

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Evgeni's Song list

Canon in D - Pachelbel
Ave Verum Corpus - Mozart
Bridal Chorus - Wagner
Pie Jesu - adapted by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Nella Fantasia (or Gabriel's Oboe) - Ennio Morricone
Jesu, Joy of Man Desiring - Bach
The Swan (Le Cygne) - Saint Saens
The Flower Duet from Lakmé (Viens Mallika Sous le Dome) - Léo Delibes
Romance Classical Guitar - folk piece
The Four Seasons: Spring 1 - Vivaldi, Recomposed by Max Richter
Cello suite No. 1 - Bach
Una Furtiva Lagrima - Gaetano Donizetti
A Midsummer Night's Dream Op. 61: IX. Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
Ave Maria - Bach/Gounod
Toccata (from Symphony V) - Charles-Marie Widor
Hornpipe (from Water Music) - G. F. Handel
Rondeau - Jean-Joseph Mouret
The Heavens Declare the Glory of God - Bendetto Marcello
Wedding March - Felix Mendelssohn
Rigaudon - André Campra
Allegro maestoso e vivace (Sonata II) - Felix Mendelssohn
Domenico Scarlatti: Sonata in D major
Voluntaries by 18th-century English composers such as John Stanley and William Boyce -Felix Mendelssohn: Movements from the Six Sonatas
Johannes Brahms: Chorale Preludes from Opus 122
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Prelude on "Rhosymedre"
Dan Locklair: "The Peace May Be Exchanged" (from Rubrics)
Jean Langlais: "Song of Peace"
Misty
Fly me to the Moon
Happy Birthday
Over the rainbow
Unforgettable
WHat a wonderful world
Girl from Impanina
Billy Joel's "Pianoman"
Carly Simon's "You've Got a Friend"
Beatle's "Michelle", "Yesterday"
Elton John's "Daniel"
I've Got You Under My Skin
I Get A Kick Out Of You
The Lady Is A Tramp
Blue Skies
If I Only Had A Brain
Someone Like You
Fire And Rain
Come Fly With Me
One For The Road
That Old Black Magic
Beethoven – 'Moonlight' Sonata.
Clara Schumann – Piano Concerto.
Debussy – Clair de Lune.
Chopin – Nocturne in E-flat Major (Op. 9, No. ...
Rebecca Clarke – Piano Trio.
J.S. Bach – The Well-Tempered Clavier.
J.S. Bach – Goldberg Variations.
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue.
Ludwig van Beethoven : Rondo a capriccio in G, Op. 129 “Die Wut über den verlornen Groschen” for Piano – Misha Fomin
Ludwig van Beethoven : Sonata in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2: III. Allegretto – Mikhail Mordvinov
Frédéric Chopin : Étude No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 25 – Alexander Kobrin
Frédéric Chopin : Études, Op. 10: No. 12 in C Minor – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Jean-Philippe Rameau : Les Tourbillons – Mikhail Mordvinov
Alexander Scriabin : Etude in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 2 No. 1 – Mikhail Mordvinov
Frédéric Chopin : Étude op. 10 No. 10 in A-flat Major: Vivace assai – Misha Fomin
Sergei Rachmaninoff : Prelude No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 23: Alla marcia – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Franz SchubertFranz Liszt : Frühlingsglaube – Mikhail Mordvinov
Sergei Rachmaninoff : 9 Études-tableaux op. 39: No. 4 in B Minor – Pavel Dombrovsky
Alexander Scriabin : Étude No. 5 in E Major, Op. 8 – Misha Fomin
Frédéric Chopin : Nocturnes, Op. 48: No.1 in C Minor – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Frédéric Chopin : Ballade No. 3 in A-Flat Major, op.47 – Pavel Dombrovsky
Franz Liszt : 6 Etudes d’exécution transcendante d’après Paganini, S.140: La Campanella – Misha Fomin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457: I. Molto Allegro – Alexander Kobrin
Claude Debussy : Préludes for Piano (Book 2), L 123: No.5 Bruyères – Misha Fomin
Frédéric Chopin : Étude op. 10 No. 1 in C Major: Allegro – Misha Fomin
Modest Mussorgsky : Pictures at an Exhibition: IX. Ballet of the Chickens in Their Shells – Misha Fomin
Maurice Ravel : Jeux D’eau – Misha Fomin
Johann Sebastian Bach : Partita For Violin Solo No.2 In D Minor, BWV 1004 – Transcribed for Piano by Ferruccio Busoni – Chaconne in D Minor – Misha Fomin
Mily Balakirev : Islamey (Oriental Fantasy), Op. 18 – Misha Fomin
Sergei Rachmaninoff : Études-tableaux, op. 39: No. 6 in A Minor – Misha Fomin
Franz Joseph Haydn : Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48: I. Andante – Alexander Kobrin
Franz Joseph Haydn : Piano Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:48: II. Rondo. Presto – Alexander Kobrin
Sergei Rachmaninoff : 6 Moments Musicaux, Op. 16: No. 3 in B Minor – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Franz Liszt : Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S.434 after Verdi’s opera – Misha Fomin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: I. Allegro moderato – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: II. Andante cantabile – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Sonata No. 10 in C Major, K. 330: III. Allegretto – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart : Fantasia in D Minor KV 397 – Mikhail Mordvinov
Frédéric ChopinFranz Liszt : Meine Freuden – Misha Fomin
Sergei Rachmaninoff : 9 Études-tableaux op. 39: No. 8 in D Minor – Pavel Dombrovsky
Frédéric Chopin : Étude op. 10 No. 8 in F Major: Allegro – Misha Fomin
Frédéric Chopin : Four Ballades: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23: Largo – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : 18 Morceaux, Op. 72: No.5 Méditation – Misha Fomin
Alexander Scriabin : Étude No. 4 in B Major, Op. 8 – Misha Fomin
Alexander Scriabin : Étude No. 11 in B-Flat minor, Op. 8 – Misha Fomin
Johann Sebastian Bach : Prelude and Fugue C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849: Prelude – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Johann Sebastian Bach : Prelude and Fugue C-Sharp Minor, BWV 849: Fugue – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Frédéric Chopin : Étude op. 10 No. 5 in G-Flat Major: Vivace – Misha Fomin
Frédéric Chopin : Étude op. 10 No. 3 in E Major: Lento, ma non troppo – Misha Fomin
Johannes Brahms : Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: II. Andante Expressivo – Alexander Kobrin
Claude Debussy : Préludes – Book 1: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir – Misha Fomin
Franz Liszt : Années de Pèlerinage: 1e Année: Suisse, S.160: VI. Vallée d’Oberman – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Alexander Scriabin : 2 Poèmes, Op. 32 – Mikhail Mordvinov
Frédéric Chopin : Ballade No. 4 in F Minor, Op.52 – Pavel Dombrovsky
Johannes Brahms: Piano Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5: I. Allegro Maestoso – Alexander Kobrin
Frédéric Chopin : Études, Op. 25: No. 11 in A Minor – Vladislav Mikhalchuk
Franz Liszt : Années de pèlerinage: 1e année: Suisse, S.160: Les cloches de Genève – Misha Fomin
Robert Schumann : 8 Fantasiestücke, Op. 12: III. Warum? – Alexander Kobrin
The Piano Man: Billy Joel
Bennie and the Jets: Elton John
Dancing Queen: Abba
Hey Jude: The Beatles
California Dreaming: The Mamma’s and The Papa’s
Roxanne: Sting
Superstitious: Stevie Wonder
River Deep, Mountain High: Tina Turner
Natural Woman: Carole King
Can’t Help Falling in Love: Elvis
American Pie: Don McLean
I Can’t Make You Love Me: Bonnie Raitt
What a Wonderful World: Ray Charles
Do You Think I’m Sexy: Rod Stewart
Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For: U2
Hotel California: The Eagles
Crazy: Willie Nelson and Patsy Cline
I Will Always Love You: Dolly Parton
Moondance: Van Morrison
Knockin on Heaven’s Door: Bob Dylan
Bridge Over Troubled Water: Simon and Garfunkel
Last Dance: Donna Summers
Stairway to Heaven: Jimmy Page and Robert Plant
Big Yellow Taxi: Joni Mitchell
Born in the U.S.A: Bruce Springsteen
My Heart will Go On: Celine Dion
Material Girl: Madonna
Time After Time: Cyndi Lauper
Stop! In the Name of Love: Diana Ross
Lanslide: Fleetwood Mac
Wind Beneath My Wings: Bette Midler
Don’t rain on my Parade: Barbara Streisand
Don’t Stop Believing: Journey
Sweet Caroline: Neil Diamond
Smooth Criminal: Michael Jackson
I’ve Had the Time of My Life: Dirty Dancing
I’ll Make Love to You: Boyz II men
Un-Break My Heart: Toni Braxton
Killing Me Softly: Roberta Flack
Ironic: Alanis Morrisette
Kiss From a Rose: Seal
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Pat Benatar
I Can’t Get No Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones
At Last: Etta James
Sweet Child of Mine: Guns and Roses
Sweet Home Alabama: Lynyrd Skynyrd
Livin on a Prayer: Bon Jovi

Evgeni's Prices

Note: prices may vary based on travel distance. For an exact quote, click “Check availability”.

Standard Prices
Performance durationPrice
Short performance (up to 15 min)£90
Up to 1 hour£160
Up to 2 hours£200
Up to 3 hours£250
Packages
Drinks reception
Two performances of up to 45 mins each during your drinks reception
£200
Weddings
This package includes music at the actual ceremony, be it in a church or anywhere else and then also music at the reception.
£400
Wedding ceremony + Drinks reception + Dinner
- Music before the service begins, music during the signing of the register, and music as guests leave. - 2 x 45 min performances at the drinks reception. - 2 x 45 min performances as dinner is being served.
£500

Add-ons

Videoing of performance
+£50
Customer questions

What do your clients love most about your performances?

Our clients love the service they get! Our main passion is giving the client what THEY want. We aim to be a professional as possible and bring the event the professionalism you would expect. We always suggest a meeting before your event so we can show you how much we care!

Which venues have you performed at in the past?

We have performed in multiple different churches and recital halls. As soloists, Evgeni has performed in New York as well as the Royal Albert Hall in London. George has given recitals in churches in and around London and performed in St John’s College, Cambridge

Which artists have you been most influenced by?

We are lovers of classical music, but we are enthused by all genres!

What if my timings change after I've booked you?

No worries - Give is a call and we will do our best to fit around you. This is your event and it’s our main priority that you’re happy.

Can you provide an iPod/DJ service before and between your sets?

We can provide music from a playlist of course.

How much time do you need to set up?

We would require entrance to the venue between an hour and 30 mins before the start of your event. Just to make sure we are all happy and agreed on the event and so we can prepare ourselves to give you the best musical experience!

If I have a piano at my venue, are you happy to perform on that?

Yes, of course - no matter how brilliant the piano, we will ensure to make the most of it and give you the best performance!

Can I pick the songs you play from the set list?

Of course. Even if there is music you want not in our set list, just drop us a message! We are always happy to broaden our musical knowledge!

Are you able to bring your own piano or keyboard?

A keyboard is possible, yes.

Can you learn song requests before the event?

Most definitely. Provided you request us in advance we are more than happy to do that!
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Christmas, Traditional church music, Baroque, Early music, Contemporary classical, Classical crossover, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Birthday party, New Year's Eve, Christmas party
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