The heart-warming series that captured the nation, The Piano, is set to return for a further two series. Claudia Winkleman will once again play host as she’s joined by Lang Lang, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest classical pianists of the modern era and Mika, universally recognised as one of the world’s great performers.

Commissioned from Love Productions, the new series of The Piano, expanded from five episodes to seven, will create incredible opportunities for undiscovered pianists to showcase their talent on public pianos across the UK, including some new iconic locations.

In the spectacular finale of series one, viewers saw, 13-year old pianist Lucy win performance of the night with her awe-inspiring rendition of Debussy Arabesque at the Royal Festival Hall in front of more than 2,000 spectators. Since then, having won the hearts of the nation, Lucy has played at the coronation concert in front of royal guests.

Fellow finalists, Sean, Danny and Jay have also performed at the Alistair McGowan Piano Festival; Sean and Jay are writing music together, and Sean and Danny are performing at the Edinburgh Fringe in August.

The Piano was Channel 4’s best-rating new format since 2017 (Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds). The first episode consolidated to 2.7m and the series average was the same [2.7m] Viewers across the country heralded the uniqueness of the series and said it offered up a completely fresh perspective on music talent shows.