A Pianist's Pay

but what will you play?? for whom will you play?? do you want to start doing it as a "profession"?? I think you should add these details to try to get an answer. ciaooo 😉

I have not the slightest idea how much one can charge a pianist to play in church. 100-200€ ??

I've heard of pianists who make roughly 100 150, but personally I don't know.

DanielePiano wrote:

Anyway, I should be going to play at a wedding in July... it's the first time I'm going to play officially... even though I have already played in public but through improvisation because there was a piano in the place where I was at that moment.

The question is.....How much does one charge a pianist?...What does the price depend on??

Pianist playing a piano or the organ? ... or the keyboard to entertain guests while they banquet?

If it were during the ceremony, prices vary based on many factors:

- Experience

- Repertoire

- Presence or absence of ad hoc arrangements

- Number of instrumentalists ("imposed")...for rehearsals, at least one

- Distance from one's home

- Type of relationship with the newlyweds (Relative, Friend, Client)

- Commercial reasons

That being said, I have seen it range from 50 to 1,500 euros...it's up to you 😉

I agree with those who asked to be more precise, if it were during the banquet... SIAE, etc.

It is the first performance... the wedding is in July, I should definitely perform the Ave Maria and the wedding march... then I will play whatever they ask me... until July there is time to organize.... a violinist will also play with me... I don't know the venue yet... my repertoire is some pieces by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin............then some songs that I can even invent by ear.....I am not an organist, but I have played on an organ a couple of times and I would be capable of playing in a church too....(obviously I don't know how to play the organ pedals)..........

I believe I have answered with more precision than before....feel free to ask if I haven't been precise enough!

(the matter regarding SIAE is not clear to me)

DanielePiano wrote:

(the SIAE matter is not clear to me)

In the event that you were not referring to the ceremony but to the entertainment usually provided at the restaurant, a fee must be paid to SIAE which varies based on several factors such as the number of guests, the repertoire, etc.

But you don't care much about that; it seems to me that you have to play during the ceremony.

That being said, a professional tends to charge from €50 to €70 per hour ... keep in mind that this is your first experience and consider the tax factor (will you be invoicing?)