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Gemma Kateb

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Gemma is a professional pianist based in London. Available for concerts, events, rehearsals and session work. Enhanced DBS certificate.
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I’m a classically trained pianist and accompanist and trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Music is my lifelong passion and I love creating the right mood for an event, whether it’s a wedding, work event, family gathering, celebration or concert. My repertoire is extensive and includes classical, jazz, Latin, pop and contemporary. I have more than 20 years’ experience as a solo pianist and accompanist for concerts, events, theatre, dance, weddings and parties. I have a portable electric keyboard and can play at your event even if there’s no piano at the venue. Performing highlights include: St Martin-in-the-fields Wigmore Hall Southwark Cathedral St Paul’s Covent Garden (the Actors’ Church) Holywell Music Room, Oxford Barber Institute, Birmingham The Place (contemporary dance show) Arcola Theatre Swan Hellenic cruises Abingdon Summer School for Solo Singers Training: Guildhall School of Music and Drama 2008-2011 Oxford lieder Mastercourse 2010 Music at Ambialet 2012 Music degree at Birmingham University 2004-2007 LRSM performance diploma 2007

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Tom M
1 month ago
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Gemma was perfect for our practice's 20th anniversary celebrations. We wanted a subtle but professional pianist to create a nice setting for our guests, and Gemma set exactly the right tone for the night. We would not hesitate to recommend her!

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Cheryl C
7 months ago, for a Funeral / Memorial service in London N11
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Gemma played beautifully and with such sensitivity at my Grandma's church funeral. On the piano and organ, solo and accompanying the singers she was amazing and I would recommend her 100 %.

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Alex P
1 year ago, for a Wedding in West Sussex
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Gemma played organ and piano at our wedding ceremony in church and she was ace! She created just the right mood for the guests arriving, the arrival of the bride and the whole church service. She was really helpful with choosing the right music for the event and had loads of helpful suggestions. 100% recommended!

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Gemma's Song list

1000 Years- Christina Perri
Afterglow- Ed Sheeran
Angels- Robbie Wiiliams
All of Me- John Legend
All I Have to Do Is Dream- The Everly Brothers
Always Remember us this Way- Lady Gaga
Autumn Leaves – Eva Cassidy
A Whiter Shade of Pale-
Beautiful Things- Benson Boone
Best Part- Daniel Caesar
Birthday- Katy Perry
Blinding Lights- The Weekn’d
Bohemian Rhapsody- Queen
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morisson
Both Sides Now- Joni Mitchell
Boulevard of Broken Dreams- Green Day
Can You Feel The Love Tonight – The Lion King
Can’t Help Falling in Love With You – Elvis Presley
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Frankie Valli
Chasing Pavements- Adele
Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol
Come Away with me - Norah Jones
Count on Me - Whitney Houston
Cruel Summer- Taylor Swift
Dance Monkey
Dance With My Father Again- Luther Vandross
Dancing Queen- Abba
Dancin' in the Moonlight- Toploader
Dangerously in Love- Beyonce
Desperado - Eagles
Domino- Jesse J
Don’t Stop Believin’- Journey
Dreams- Cranberries
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Mamas and the Papas
Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
Dynamite- Tao Cruz
Don’t Know Why- Norah Jones
Enchanted- Taylor Swift
Eternal Flame - The Bangles
Everything- Michael Buble
Everything I do- Bryan Adams
Everywhere- Fleetwood Mac
Fields Of Gold – Eva Cassidy
Friday I’m in Love – The Cure
Firework- Katy Perry
Forget You- Cee Lo Green
From This Moment- Shania Twain
Get Here - Oleta Adams
Gimme Some Lovin’- The Spencer Davis Group
Go Your Own Way- Fleetwood Mac
Good Days- Sza
Good Time- Owl City and Carly Rae Jepson
Grenade- Bruno Mars
Hallelujah- Leonard Cohen
Hello My Love- Westlife
Here Comes The Sun - Geprge Harrison
Hey There Delilah- Plain White Ts
Halo- Beyonce
Havana (Camila C)
Hero- Enrique Iglesias
Holding Back The Years – Simply Red
Home- Philip Phillips
How long will I love you - Ellie Goulding
Honky Tonk Woman- Rolling Stones
Hotel California- Eagles
How Deep is Your Love- Bee Gees
Have I Told You Lately
I Don't Want to Miss a Thing- Aerosmith
If I Ain't Got You- Alicia Keys
I Don't Care- Ed Sheeran
I Get To Love You- Ruelle
I Choose You- Ruelle
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
I Only Have Eyes for You- The Flamingos
I Can't Help Falling In Love- Elvis
I See Fire- Ed Sheeran
I Will Always Love You
In The Midnight Hour- Wilson Pickett
I’m Yours- Jason Mraz
I'll Be Right Here Waiting for you- Richard Marx
Isn't She Lovely- Stevie Wonder
Is This Love- Bob Marley
I Just Called – Stevie Wonder
Jar of Hearts- Christina Perri
Just a Kiss- Lady Antebellum
Just the Way You Are (Amazing)- Bruno Mars
Just The Way You Are- Billy Joel
Killing Me Softly – Roberta Flack
Kissing You - Des'ree (from Romeo and Juliet)
Lean on Me- Bill Withers
Le Onde – Ludovico Einaudi
Let It Be – The Beatles
Levitating- Dua Lipa
Like I'm Gonna Lose You- Megan Traynor/John Legend
Love Me Like You Do- Ellie Goulding
Lover- Taylor Swift
Love Story- Taylor Swift
Love you for Long Time- Maggie Rogers
Loving you - Minnie Riperton
Lucky- Jason Mraz
Moondance- Van Morrison
Make you feel my Love- Adele
Marry You- Bruno Mars
Most Beautiful Girl in the World- Prince
My Heart will Go On - Celine Dion
My House- Flo Rida
Whitney Houston - My Love is your Love
Need You Now- Lady Antebellum
Never gonna give you up - Rick Astley
Never Enough – The Greatest Showman
Nuvole Bianche – Ludovico Einaudi
Nefeli – Ludovico Einaudi
Nightswimming - REM
Ocean Eyes- Billie Eilish
Only Love- Ben Howard
Ordinary People- John Legend
Over The Rainbow – Eva Cassidy
Part of Me- Katy Perry
Payphone- Maroon 5
The Prayer- Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli
Perfect (Ed Sheeran)
Perfect Day – Lou Reed
River Flows in You – Yiruma
Same Love- Macklemore
Sapphire - Ed Sheeran
Say You Won’t Let Go- James Arthur
Shape of Your- Ed Sheeran
Signed Sealed Delivered
Someone You Loved- Lewis Capaldi
Songbird - Flettwood Mac
Spirit in the Sky- Norman Greenbaum
A Sky Full of Stars- Coldplay
Someone Like You- Adele
Stay With Me- Sam Smith
The Closest Thing To Crazy – Katie Melua
These Boots Are Made for Walking- Nancy Sinatra
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)- Natalie Cole
This is Love- Bob Marley
This is Me- Greatest Showman
Time to Say Goodbye- Andrea Bocelli
The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack
Titanium- David Guetta
The Power of Love- Jennifer Rush
The Wonder of You- Elvis Presley
Thinking Out Loud- Ed Sheeran
Truly Madly Deeply
Unchained Melody
Unintended - Muse
When A Man Loves A Woman- Percy Sledge
A Whiter Shade of Pale- Procul Harem
Wide Awake- Katy Perry
Yellow- Coldplay
Yesterday- Beatles
You Are the Reason- Callum Scott
You're Still the One- Shania Twain
Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher and Higher- Jackie Wilson
You Raise Me Up- Josh Groban
You Send Me – Sam Cooke
Young and Beautiful- Lana Del Rey
Your Song- Elton John
Wagon Wheel- Darius Rucker
What You Won't Do for Love- Bobby Caldwell
Wildest Dreams- Taylor Swift
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
When You Wish Upon a Star – Pinocchio
With or Without You – U2
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
Latin
Como Siento Yo
Siboney
Tres Lindas Cubanas
La Enganadora
Mandinga
Girl from Ipanema
Jazz Standards:
Angel Eyes
Autumn Nocturne
I See your face before me
It Never Entered my Mind
Mean to Me
My Melancholy Baby
What are you Doing for the rest of your life
Solitude
Don’t Blame Me
Dream a little Dream
Stormy Weather
Misty
George Gershwin:
Someone to Watch Over Me
Summertime
The Man I love
Somebody Loves Me
Sweet and Low Down
Do Do Do
That Certain Feeling
Prelude no.2
Rhapsody in Blue (extract)
Christmas songs:
The Christmas Song (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire)
Let it Snow
Have yourself a Merry little Christmas
Classical (a selection)
Claude Debussy-
Girl with the Flaxen Hair,
Claire De Lune
Arabesque no 1
Bruyeres
En Bateau
Chopin;
Preludes nos. 13, 15 ('Raindrop') and 21
Berceuse
selected Mazurkas
selected Nocturnes
Fantasie Impromptu (extract)
Impromptu no.3 in G flat
Satie- Gymnopedie No. 1
Pachalbel - Canon in D
Bach - Air on the G String
Prelude no.1 in C major
Partita in B flat
French suite in G
French suite in E
Mendelssohn-Wedding March
Songs without words (various)
MacDowell-To a wild Rose
Schumann -Traumerei
Fantasiestucke
Woodland Scenes
Rachmaninov
Prelude in G major
prelude in D major
Prelude in E flat major
Moment músicaux in D flat
Liszt
Leibestraum (Extract)
Un Sospiro (extract)
Spanish composers:
Mompou:
Cancion y Danza nos. 1, 3, 4 and 7
Albeniz:
Granada from Suite Espanola
Tango
Cuba Capriccio
Mallorca
Granados:
Danzas Espanolas
The Maiden and The Nightingale
Ludovico Einaudi:
Le Onde Nuvole Bianche
I Giorni
I Due Fiumi
In un’altra Vita
Musicianship
Genres:
Classical, Contemporary classical, Baroque, Jazz, Latin jazz, Easy listening, Light music, Pop, Ambient pop, Cuban music
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Event types:
Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Church service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Private event, Corporate event, Concert, Charity event, Recording session, Cruise
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