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Moonlight Sonata at Christmas by Candlelight
St Giles Cathedral, St Giles Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh County EH1 1RE
Friday 20 Dec 2024
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Moonlight Sonata at Christmas by Candlelight
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional pre-Christmas piano recital in the beautiful candlelit setting of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Renowned British concert pianist, Warren Mailley-Smith, will perform an outstanding selection of much-loved piano works, including Beethoven's masterpiece, The Moonlight Sonata.
Featuring
Warren Mailley-Smith (piano)
Programme
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody
Chopin - Scherzo no. 1
Chopin - Berceuse
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninov - Prelude in C sharp minor
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
In 2016 Warren Mailley-Smith became the first British pianist to perform Chopin's complete works for solo piano from memory in a series of 11 recitals at St John's Smith Square. Hailed by the critics as an epic achievement, Mailley-Smith will repeat the series at several venues in 2023-4. He has given acclaimed solo recitals at The Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall and has performed for the British Royal Family on numerous occasions. He is one of the busiest concert pianists of his generation and has given over 200 performances in the last year.
Featuring
Warren Mailley-Smith (piano)
Programme
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody
Chopin - Scherzo no. 1
Chopin - Berceuse
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninov - Prelude in C sharp minor
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
In 2016 Warren Mailley-Smith became the first British pianist to perform Chopin's complete works for solo piano from memory in a series of 11 recitals at St John's Smith Square. Hailed by the critics as an epic achievement, Mailley-Smith will repeat the series at several venues in 2023-4. He has given acclaimed solo recitals at The Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall and has performed for the British Royal Family on numerous occasions. He is one of the busiest concert pianists of his generation and has given over 200 performances in the last year.
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