THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Pick a theme... and name your seven favourite examples

- Hannah Nepilova

Pianist Clare Hammond selects neglected piano concertos that deserve to be performed more often

Since winning the Royal Philharmonic Society's Young Artist Award in 2016, Clare Hammond has established herself as one of Britain's most adventurous pianists. A graduate of Cambridge University and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, she has performed at leading concert halls across Europe and is renowned for her advocacy of contemporary music and Polish repertoire. This October, she releases concertos by British composers with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor George Vass on BIS.

Andrzej Panufnik Fantasia

Having initially written this as the first movement of his Piano Concerto, Panufnik decided it was too difficult. So, he removed it from the concerto with the intention of turning it into a standalone work, which he never got around to doing. Then, a couple of years ago, Boosey made a new edition. The composer's daughter Roxanna Panufnik got involved, and I gave the Polish premiere with the Poznán Philharmonic last November. It's a gripping and dynamic work. Emotionally, it feels like you have been swept up and shot out of a cannon.

Amy Beach Piano Concerto