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Moonlight Sonata at Christmas - John Paul Ekins (6pm and 8pm)
Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days after Christmas with a breathtaking programme of classical and romantic piano masterpieces in the stunning candlelit setting of St Mary Le Strand. Featuring renowned concert pianist, John Paul Ekins. Including Beethoven's iconic Moonlight Sonata and many other outstanding works by greats such as Beethoven, Grieg and Chopin , this will be festive concert to remember! There are also plenty of bars and restaurants nearby to complete your night.
Note - there are two performances to choose from 6pm and 8pm
'Stunning' - Classic FM
Featuring
John Paul Ekins - Piano
Programme
Betthoven - Moonlight Sonata
Chopin - Nocturne in C# Minor, Op.27/1
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninoff - Étude-Tableau Op.39/5
Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op.23/4
Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto
About John Paul Ekins
In demand as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician, John Paul Ekins has given performances throughout the UK and Northern Ireland, and overseas in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Switzerland, and he has been broadcast on the BBC, on Romanian national television and radio, and on Polish television. He gained First Class Honours from the Royal College of Music and a Distinction in Master of Performance as a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied with John Barstow and Charles Owen respectively. He was the recipient of a Music Education Award from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, and received generous support from Making Music, The Concordia Foundation, The Razumovsky Trust and The Keyboard Charitable Trust.
Note - there are two performances to choose from 6pm and 8pm
'Stunning' - Classic FM
Featuring
John Paul Ekins - Piano
Programme
Betthoven - Moonlight Sonata
Chopin - Nocturne in C# Minor, Op.27/1
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninoff - Étude-Tableau Op.39/5
Rachmaninoff - Prelude Op.23/4
Addinsell - Warsaw Concerto
About John Paul Ekins
In demand as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician, John Paul Ekins has given performances throughout the UK and Northern Ireland, and overseas in the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Kuwait, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain and Switzerland, and he has been broadcast on the BBC, on Romanian national television and radio, and on Polish television. He gained First Class Honours from the Royal College of Music and a Distinction in Master of Performance as a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where he studied with John Barstow and Charles Owen respectively. He was the recipient of a Music Education Award from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, and received generous support from Making Music, The Concordia Foundation, The Razumovsky Trust and The Keyboard Charitable Trust.
Friday 22 Dec 2023
St Mary Le Strand Church, The Strand, London WC2R 1ES
£25, £35www.ticketsource.co.uk/cm/moonlight-sonata-at-christmas-john-paul-ekins/e-qpmevl
0333 666 33 66
6pm and 8pm
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