In the news

We were absolutely delighted by the amount of attention our project received in the days that followed. We were covered on radio, television, online and in print newspapers locally, nationally and internationally. We received national coverage in at least 10 countries and even went viral in China with 5 million views on Chinese social media! Here is a selection of the news coverage.

BBC The One Show

The One Show had exclusive access to our performance weekend and attended our build, rehearsals and final performance. We were featured in a 5 minute slot at the beginning of their 7pm BBC One show on Tuesday 20th August 2019.

CBBC Newsround

We were delighted that Newsround created their own video highlights of our performance which they ran on several of their television news bulletins on CBBC

The Daily Telegraph

The Telegraph not only created their own video on their website, but also featured a large photograph and comment in their national print edition on Thursday 22nd August.

Jeugdjournaal

The national children's news programme, the Dutch version of Newsround, was very excited by our project and also created their own video for their television bulletins!

Classic FM

Classic FM's take on 88 Pianists has received tens of thousands of views from their 3 million social media followers.

The Daily Mail

The DM were one of the first to pick up on our story and pointed out that we had smashed the previous record by 67.

South China Morning Post

The SCMP pointed out that we had become a social media sensation - leading us to discover nearly 5 million views on the Chinese social media network, Weibo!