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Moonlight Sonata at Christmas by Candlelight
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional piano recital in the days after Christmas in the beautiful candlelit setting of St James Church Piccadilly. Renowned British concert pianist, JP Ekins, will perform an outstanding selection of much-loved piano works, including Beethoven's masterpiece, The Moonlight Sonata.
Featuring
JP Ekins(piano)
Programme
Chopin – Nocturne in C-sharp minor No.20 (op. Posth)
Tchaikovsky – Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 (Tchaikovsky, arr. Rachmaninoff)
Liszt – Ballade No. 2, S.171
Debussy – Clair de Lune, from Suite Bergamasque No. 3
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2
John Paul Ekins was born in London and began playing the piano at the age of five, many years later graduating from the Royal College of Music and as a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with first class degrees, where he studied with John Barstow and Charles Owen respectively. A winner of nineteen prizes at international competitions, he had been presented to her Majesty the Queen and enjoyed a busy career of performing and teaching around the UK and internationally; highlights included recitals at the Wigmore Hall and concerto performances at The Royal Albert Hall.
Featuring
JP Ekins(piano)
Programme
Chopin – Nocturne in C-sharp minor No.20 (op. Posth)
Tchaikovsky – Lullaby, Op. 16 No. 1 (Tchaikovsky, arr. Rachmaninoff)
Liszt – Ballade No. 2, S.171
Debussy – Clair de Lune, from Suite Bergamasque No. 3
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2
John Paul Ekins was born in London and began playing the piano at the age of five, many years later graduating from the Royal College of Music and as a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with first class degrees, where he studied with John Barstow and Charles Owen respectively. A winner of nineteen prizes at international competitions, he had been presented to her Majesty the Queen and enjoyed a busy career of performing and teaching around the UK and internationally; highlights included recitals at the Wigmore Hall and concerto performances at The Royal Albert Hall.
Saturday 27 December
St James Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
£22, £38, £42, £48Saturday 27th December 2025, 6:00PM - 7:00PM
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