Pianiste Secours | Need a pianist?

DESPERATELY SEEKING A PIANIST!

The agency
Denis Frenkel
Quotes

- Hello? Quick, I need a pianist! - Where? When? What for? How? Geneva? Lausanne? Vevey? Yverdon? Bern? Zürich? A classical pianist? Jazz? Variety? - An accompanist, a vocal coach if possible, for three rehearsals, one concert, two auditions and a tour.

- Is it urgent? Or a long-term commitment? - It’s for tomorrow... But I also need a pianist for a competition next month. - Wait, don’t tell me - and for a private party being held by the Countess of Boisdormant? - How did you know? Ah! As a soloist, between two lieder and four violin and trumpet sonatas, that would be perfect. - Hmm... I have a pianist here... But he’s rehearsing with an opera choir at the moment, and then with half a dozen singers in a hotel lobby... I’ll call him when he’s finished. Oops! No, he’s booked for conservatoire examinations. - Please, I beg you, do something, because my pianist broke his arm. Ugh... I’m so annoyed with him. But as they say:

When the going gets tough, the tough go to Pianiste-Secours!

Denis Frenkel, the agency’s founder, is a qualified pianist and accompanist. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music, over the years he has built up extensive experience of the various situations in which pianists may find themselves.

The expert accompanist must have a knowledge of the whole similar to that which is possessed by a conductor, with these two essentials differences: he must direct, without seeming to direct, and , in addition, he must play a dual role, one of pianism, and the equally important one of self-effacement.
- Coenraad V. Bos

The popular conception of an adequate accompanist (that is, of a quiet modest individual of undoubted sobriety, neat but not gaudy, seen but not heard, an affable automaton, obediently following the soloist and oozing with sympathy and discretion from every pore) was one that could not be reconciled with the nature of the work I had to do.
- Gerald Moore

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Do you need a pianist ?

Availability

We have a database of pianists whose profiles correspond to any potential situation.

Efficiency

We know the work schedule and skills of each pianist.

Save time

We help you to avoid useless telephone calls and, what’s more, it’s free!

The agency works solely as an intermediary. Questions relating to fees are discussed directly with the pianist, although as a guide, prices can vary between 50 and 100 CHF/hour. Set fees may be charged for concerts.

Are you a pianist ?

Network

Widen your professional network and promote your skills as an accompanist.

Independence

You will always be free to choose your engagements and you decide your own working conditions.

Low costs

You do not have to pay a cut from your fees. The only thing you owe to the agency is a commission whenever you make a new contact.

How does it work ?

Do you need a pianist ?

Registration fee 100 CHF

You only pay once (not an annual subscription).
If you do not make any contacts within 12 months, the fee amount will be returned to you.

A new contact between 20 CHF and 60 CHF

The amount of the commission will depend on the amount of the fee for the engagement but you only pay once! All the income you receive subsequently through the same contact is yours and yours alone.

Example

The pianist ‘Tenfingeratyourservice’ is registered with the agency and, through it, was put in touch with two musicians. Below is a table of the income he earned.

Contact Engagment Fee Commission

The singer « Soaringvoice » 5 March: 2 rehearsals and a small concert 300 CHF 40 CHF
_(13%)

The singer « Soaringvoice » 10 May: 2 rehearsals and a small concert* 300 CHF
_{Total: 600 CHF} 0 CHF
_{40 CHF (7%)}

The singer « Soaringvoice » September-June: long-term engagement
_{(1 rehearsal/week)} 1800 CHF
_{Total: 2'400 CHF} 0 CHF
_{40 CHF (1.7%)}

Music college « Roomfour » 4 April: 2h 140 CHF 20 CHF
_(14%)

Music college « Roomfour » 10 June: 5h 350 CHF
_{Total: 490 CHF} 0 CHF
_{20 CHF (4%)}

Total : 2'890 CHF 60 CHF (2%)

* The singer ‘Soaringvoice’, who was satisfied with the services of the pianist ‘Tenfingeratyourservice’ during the concert on 5 March, kept his contact details and enlisted his services again for a second concert without going through the agency.

Contact

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