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28/08/2017

BBC Radio 2 - Ken Bruce, Peter Bence performs live

Peter Bence performs live and actor Christopher Timothy chooses the Tracks of My Years.

Peter Bence, the Hungarian pianist and composer performs iconic rock tracks solo in the Radio 2 Piano Room. Plus actor Christopher Timothy picks the Tracks of My Years.

Peter Bence, the Hungarian pianist, composer and producer who's achieved over 150 million views on YouTube and Facebook with his solo piano arrangements of hit records performs iconic rock classics live in the Radio 2 Piano Room. At the age of 7 he wrote his first composition, which was heavily influenced by the music of Mozart and Chopin, and at 11 years old he published his first solo piano album of his early compositions. After his training in Hungary, he continued his studies as a scholar at Berklee College of Music in the United States as a film scoring and piano major. Peter is now touring the world to thousands of fans, visiting over 16 countries so far.
Christopher Timothy, the actor, director and writer who is best known for his roles in All Creatures Great and Small and Doctors is choosing the Tracks of My Years with songs from Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers and Johnny Cash. He's also recently appeared in West End theatre productions including The Living Room, The Hot House and Hobson's Choice. Christopher is now part of the EastEnders family on BBC One, starring as Ted Murray, alongside his onscreen wife Joyce played by Maggie Steed. In the soap Ted and Joyce have been married for nearly sixty years and although they have lived in Walford all their life, their move this year to Albert Square is not solely their choice as they are being rehoused from a nearby estate.

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