Performances were usually held within local venues including some of London's ornate churches, St Paul's Cathedral and Livery Company Halls.
In 2016 the festival announced it was closing, stating: "However over the years the funding landscape has become ever more competitive and despite achieving support from a range of valued sponsors and supporters it has become increasingly difficult to attract the level of funding necessary to stage the annual festival.
"[1] Many events were free with the aim being to make the arts accessible to a larger proportion of the City's population.
These venues included the Guildhall Yard, Liverpool Street Station, St Paul's Cathedral steps and Finsbury Circus Gardens.
[3] 125 pianos were placed across London streets, squares and gardens, reaching audiences estimated at 3.5 million.