The Concert Pianist

Conrad's previous novel, Sex & Genius, was published in 2002 to great acclaim The Concert Pianst has been optioned by Viva Films; the producer is the veteran John Goldschmidt, while the screenplay will be scripted by rising star Jeff Murphy, who also wrote the screenplay for Caitlin, the Dylan Thomas film that's currently in pre-production and will star Pierce Brosnan and Miranda Richardson to release next year.

Philip Morahan is a pianist who can no longer play the piano. At 52 he is childless and utterly used up by music. His attempt to retrieve a lost personal life at the expense of his career leads to a roller-coaster of crises and confrontations. For if Philip is to recover his talent and the power to love he must face his own nature dead on.Philip Morahan is a great pianist who can no longer play the piano. At fifty-two he is childless, single, and utterly used up by music. His desperate attempt to retrieve a lost personal life at the expense of his career leads to a roller-coaster of crises and confrontations - with ex-girlfriends, ironic proteges, record magnates and his exquisitely sympathetic new agent. For if Philip is to recover his talent and the power to love he must face his own nature dead on, and then the tragedy that haunts him.