Rebeca Omordia
@rebecaomordia.bsky.social
London based pianist. 💿
Founder @africanseries.bsky.social
Founder @africanseries.bsky.social
✍️Thank you Andrew Plant for this wonderful review of my John Ireland Resonus Classics album in the British Music Society’s Journal.
“[Omordia’s] presentations of Ireland reveal fresh beauties in this remarkable music … A highly recommended issue, and an excellent introduction to Ireland’s oeuvre”.
“[Omordia’s] presentations of Ireland reveal fresh beauties in this remarkable music … A highly recommended issue, and an excellent introduction to Ireland’s oeuvre”.
November 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
✍️Thank you Andrew Plant for this wonderful review of my John Ireland Resonus Classics album in the British Music Society’s Journal.
“[Omordia’s] presentations of Ireland reveal fresh beauties in this remarkable music … A highly recommended issue, and an excellent introduction to Ireland’s oeuvre”.
“[Omordia’s] presentations of Ireland reveal fresh beauties in this remarkable music … A highly recommended issue, and an excellent introduction to Ireland’s oeuvre”.
🎥A short documentary about my journey performing John Ireland’s piano music coinciding with the release of John Ireland’s Piano Works 💿 on Resonus Classics.
October 20, 2025 at 10:55 PM
🎥A short documentary about my journey performing John Ireland’s piano music coinciding with the release of John Ireland’s Piano Works 💿 on Resonus Classics.
Discover African Pianism album series, a rich and diverse genre that has been historically underappreciated. The series showcases a wide variety of African art music, the intersection of Western classical music and traditional African music, demonstrating how the piano can express African idioms.
October 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Discover African Pianism album series, a rich and diverse genre that has been historically underappreciated. The series showcases a wide variety of African art music, the intersection of Western classical music and traditional African music, demonstrating how the piano can express African idioms.
You can listen now to the beautiful ‘April’ by John Ireland from my upcoming album on Resonus Classics on @Spotify or wherever you get your music👉🎶https://orcd.co/3akr2pa
September 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
You can listen now to the beautiful ‘April’ by John Ireland from my upcoming album on Resonus Classics on @Spotify or wherever you get your music👉🎶https://orcd.co/3akr2pa
African Pianism as exemplified in Igbo music in this Igbo dance for piano by Christian Onyeji from Nigeria, performed with Ogbu oja Gerald Eze at the @africanseries.bsky.social @wigmore-hall.org.uk! #igbomusic #africanpianism
September 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
African Pianism as exemplified in Igbo music in this Igbo dance for piano by Christian Onyeji from Nigeria, performed with Ogbu oja Gerald Eze at the @africanseries.bsky.social @wigmore-hall.org.uk! #igbomusic #africanpianism
Tuesday 7 October African Pianism recital at Little Missenden Festival.
Catch me play piano music by composers of the African art music schools as well as new discoveries from the African diaspora.
ℹ️🎫https://www.little-missenden.org/2025-programme/rebeca-omordia.html
Catch me play piano music by composers of the African art music schools as well as new discoveries from the African diaspora.
ℹ️🎫https://www.little-missenden.org/2025-programme/rebeca-omordia.html
September 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Tuesday 7 October African Pianism recital at Little Missenden Festival.
Catch me play piano music by composers of the African art music schools as well as new discoveries from the African diaspora.
ℹ️🎫https://www.little-missenden.org/2025-programme/rebeca-omordia.html
Catch me play piano music by composers of the African art music schools as well as new discoveries from the African diaspora.
ℹ️🎫https://www.little-missenden.org/2025-programme/rebeca-omordia.html
Listen now on @redditapplemusic.bsky.social #applemusicclassical or wherever you get your music👉https://orcd.co/elmvbo0
September 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Listen now on @redditapplemusic.bsky.social #applemusicclassical or wherever you get your music👉https://orcd.co/elmvbo0
Great joy to bring to the world a very special project - my new solo album Piano Works by British composer John Ireland, out on Resonus Classics on 17 October!
Watch this space.
Watch this space.
September 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Great joy to bring to the world a very special project - my new solo album Piano Works by British composer John Ireland, out on Resonus Classics on 17 October!
Watch this space.
Watch this space.
Nigerian composer Ayo Bankole explores African Pianism beautifully in ‘Egun Variations’ based on an Egun theme of the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
🎥Video courtesy of Onassis Stegi, Athens, part of my African Pianism recital programme.
🎥Video courtesy of Onassis Stegi, Athens, part of my African Pianism recital programme.
August 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Nigerian composer Ayo Bankole explores African Pianism beautifully in ‘Egun Variations’ based on an Egun theme of the Yoruba people of Nigeria.
🎥Video courtesy of Onassis Stegi, Athens, part of my African Pianism recital programme.
🎥Video courtesy of Onassis Stegi, Athens, part of my African Pianism recital programme.
Exploring African Pianism - I enjoyed writing this article for the Gramophone magazine exploring the African piano repertoire and highlighting techniques of African pianism.
👓 www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
👓 www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
August 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Exploring African Pianism - I enjoyed writing this article for the Gramophone magazine exploring the African piano repertoire and highlighting techniques of African pianism.
👓 www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
👓 www.gramophone.co.uk/features/art...
Happy birthday John Ireland!
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
August 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Happy birthday John Ireland!
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
English composer John Ireland was born on this day in 1879, a significant figure in 20th-century British music known for his many piano pieces and distinctly English musical style.
Here’s a snippet of The Island Spell from Decorations.
🗞️African Pianism Review in Nottingham Post of my recital with Moussa Dembele at Nottingham Chamber Music Festival!
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July 16, 2025 at 5:51 AM
🗞️African Pianism Review in Nottingham Post of my recital with Moussa Dembele at Nottingham Chamber Music Festival!
www.pressreader.com/uk/nottingha...
www.pressreader.com/uk/nottingha...
Hello South Yorkshire! 🏴
At Bradfield Festival of Music playing a British Music programme by Bliss, John Ireland & Vaughan Williams, solo and with wonderful colleagues Mark Bebbington & Chu-Yu Yang.
At Bradfield Festival of Music playing a British Music programme by Bliss, John Ireland & Vaughan Williams, solo and with wonderful colleagues Mark Bebbington & Chu-Yu Yang.
June 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Hello South Yorkshire! 🏴
At Bradfield Festival of Music playing a British Music programme by Bliss, John Ireland & Vaughan Williams, solo and with wonderful colleagues Mark Bebbington & Chu-Yu Yang.
At Bradfield Festival of Music playing a British Music programme by Bliss, John Ireland & Vaughan Williams, solo and with wonderful colleagues Mark Bebbington & Chu-Yu Yang.
“One was struck, time and again, by her musical taste and technical refinement. Polished playing of the highest order was presented right through.”
REVIEW African Pianism at Cape Town Concert Series by Albert Combrink
Full review: weekendspecial.co.za/rebeca-omord...
REVIEW African Pianism at Cape Town Concert Series by Albert Combrink
Full review: weekendspecial.co.za/rebeca-omord...
May 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
“One was struck, time and again, by her musical taste and technical refinement. Polished playing of the highest order was presented right through.”
REVIEW African Pianism at Cape Town Concert Series by Albert Combrink
Full review: weekendspecial.co.za/rebeca-omord...
REVIEW African Pianism at Cape Town Concert Series by Albert Combrink
Full review: weekendspecial.co.za/rebeca-omord...
Honoured to give a lecture at the Wits University in Johannesburg today.
African Pianism consists of a substantial piano repertoire with generations of composers writing major piano works.
African Pianism consists of a substantial piano repertoire with generations of composers writing major piano works.
May 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Honoured to give a lecture at the Wits University in Johannesburg today.
African Pianism consists of a substantial piano repertoire with generations of composers writing major piano works.
African Pianism consists of a substantial piano repertoire with generations of composers writing major piano works.
Thank you Cape Town Concert Series! So so special to play African Pianism here! So moved by the standing ovation! 🙏❤️❤️❤️
May 10, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thank you Cape Town Concert Series! So so special to play African Pianism here! So moved by the standing ovation! 🙏❤️❤️❤️
South African College of Music
Honoured to present African Pianism at South African College of Music today - thank you Grant McLachlan for having me! Loved also hearing some lovely African piano pieces from the composition students.
Honoured to present African Pianism at South African College of Music today - thank you Grant McLachlan for having me! Loved also hearing some lovely African piano pieces from the composition students.
May 8, 2025 at 8:36 PM
South African College of Music
Honoured to present African Pianism at South African College of Music today - thank you Grant McLachlan for having me! Loved also hearing some lovely African piano pieces from the composition students.
Honoured to present African Pianism at South African College of Music today - thank you Grant McLachlan for having me! Loved also hearing some lovely African piano pieces from the composition students.
Johannesburg Music Society:
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April 25, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Johannesburg Music Society:
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#Repost Cape Town Concert Series:
So excited for this concert in May featuring award winning pianist Rebeca Omordia where she brings her African Pianism to the Baxter Theatre. Read more on our website ctconcerts.co.za
Tickets from @webtickets @CTConcertSeries
So excited for this concert in May featuring award winning pianist Rebeca Omordia where she brings her African Pianism to the Baxter Theatre. Read more on our website ctconcerts.co.za
Tickets from @webtickets @CTConcertSeries
April 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#Repost Cape Town Concert Series:
So excited for this concert in May featuring award winning pianist Rebeca Omordia where she brings her African Pianism to the Baxter Theatre. Read more on our website ctconcerts.co.za
Tickets from @webtickets @CTConcertSeries
So excited for this concert in May featuring award winning pianist Rebeca Omordia where she brings her African Pianism to the Baxter Theatre. Read more on our website ctconcerts.co.za
Tickets from @webtickets @CTConcertSeries
“Raging River” from 24 Studies in African Rhythms by Fred Onovwerosuoke with added percussion! Great working with Moussa Dembele on this project! #africanpianism
April 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“Raging River” from 24 Studies in African Rhythms by Fred Onovwerosuoke with added percussion! Great working with Moussa Dembele on this project! #africanpianism
« Soirée au Hoggar » from Miniatures Algériennes by Salim Dada, inspired by “Tindi”, a traditional rhythm played by
Tuareg women on a camel-skin drum stretched over a hollowed-out gourd. #algerian #africanpianism #SOMMRecordings
Tuareg women on a camel-skin drum stretched over a hollowed-out gourd. #algerian #africanpianism #SOMMRecordings
March 23, 2025 at 8:31 AM
« Soirée au Hoggar » from Miniatures Algériennes by Salim Dada, inspired by “Tindi”, a traditional rhythm played by
Tuareg women on a camel-skin drum stretched over a hollowed-out gourd. #algerian #africanpianism #SOMMRecordings
Tuareg women on a camel-skin drum stretched over a hollowed-out gourd. #algerian #africanpianism #SOMMRecordings
Thank you Royal Northern College of Music for acquiring scores by African composers for your library! So grateful for my academic residency there last week, all thanks to Prof Michael Harper whose legacy will continue through our work - thanks to Research & Keyboard Dep for making this possible!
March 12, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Thank you Royal Northern College of Music for acquiring scores by African composers for your library! So grateful for my academic residency there last week, all thanks to Prof Michael Harper whose legacy will continue through our work - thanks to Research & Keyboard Dep for making this possible!
Grateful for my Academic Residency @rncmlive.bsky.social this week consisting of a lecture recital, seminar & talk at the Research Forum on African Pianism & @africanseries.bsky.social pioneering work.
Thank you Dr. Adam Swayne,Keyboard & Research Dep., Prof. Michael Harper for making this possible!
Thank you Dr. Adam Swayne,Keyboard & Research Dep., Prof. Michael Harper for making this possible!
March 6, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Grateful for my Academic Residency @rncmlive.bsky.social this week consisting of a lecture recital, seminar & talk at the Research Forum on African Pianism & @africanseries.bsky.social pioneering work.
Thank you Dr. Adam Swayne,Keyboard & Research Dep., Prof. Michael Harper for making this possible!
Thank you Dr. Adam Swayne,Keyboard & Research Dep., Prof. Michael Harper for making this possible!
Wonderful to watch the Williams - Howard Prize at Royal Northern College of Music this evening, competition established by Prof Michael Harper celebrating art songs by composers of African heritage, first of its kind in Europe!
March 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Wonderful to watch the Williams - Howard Prize at Royal Northern College of Music this evening, competition established by Prof Michael Harper celebrating art songs by composers of African heritage, first of its kind in Europe!
The African Concert Series celebrates its 7th season with a series of concerts at its London home @wigmore-hall.org.uk starting 15 March!
🎫 £5 for under 35s!
wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie…
🎫 £5 for under 35s!
wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie…
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The African Concert Series celebrates its 7th season with a series of concerts at its London home @wigmore-hall.org.uk starting 15 March!
🎫 £5 for under 35s!
wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie…
🎫 £5 for under 35s!
wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/serie…