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Moonlight Sonata at Christmas by Candlelight
St Giles Cathedral, St Giles Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh County EH1 1RE
Saturday 21 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. Featuring renowned concert pianist, Madalina Ruso, the programme will include an outstanding selection of much-loved piano works, including Beethoven's masterpiece, The Moonlight Sonata.
Featuring
Madalina Ruso
Programme
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata op. 27 no. 2
Chopin - Fantasie - Impromptu op. 66
Chopin - 2 Waltzes op. 64
Chopin - Ballade no. 1 in G minor
Debussy: Arabesque no. 1 in E major
Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
Liszt - Petrarch Sonnet 104
Schumann/Liszt - Widmung
Rachmaninoff - Musical moments op. 16 no. 1 & 4
About Madalina Ruso
Madalina Rusu is an established and experienced concert pianist, performing as a soloist and chamber musician.
During her youth she performed to critical acclaim in her home country Romania, and throughout Europe in Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. She moved to London, UK, in 2004, to study with Professor Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Graduating in 2011, Madalina has appeared as a soloist across the UK including appearances at Barbican Hall, Cadogan Hall, LSO St Luke’s and St Martin’s in the Fields. In 2020 she moved to Warrington, Cheshire, with her partner and daughter, and splits her time between performing and managing a busy music school.
Featuring
Madalina Ruso
Programme
Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata op. 27 no. 2
Chopin - Fantasie - Impromptu op. 66
Chopin - 2 Waltzes op. 64
Chopin - Ballade no. 1 in G minor
Debussy: Arabesque no. 1 in E major
Clair de lune from Suite Bergamasque
Liszt - Petrarch Sonnet 104
Schumann/Liszt - Widmung
Rachmaninoff - Musical moments op. 16 no. 1 & 4
About Madalina Ruso
Madalina Rusu is an established and experienced concert pianist, performing as a soloist and chamber musician.
During her youth she performed to critical acclaim in her home country Romania, and throughout Europe in Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal. She moved to London, UK, in 2004, to study with Professor Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Graduating in 2011, Madalina has appeared as a soloist across the UK including appearances at Barbican Hall, Cadogan Hall, LSO St Luke’s and St Martin’s in the Fields. In 2020 she moved to Warrington, Cheshire, with her partner and daughter, and splits her time between performing and managing a busy music school.
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