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Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series -The Beethoven Sonatas
Following its acclaimed debut in 2024, the prestigious Edinburgh International Royal Mile Piano Series returns with a complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas, performed across the 2025–26 season. Showcasing exceptional talent from leading UK and international pianists, each recital offers a unique perspective on some of the most profound and beloved works in the piano repertoire.
Set against the magnificent backdrop of St Giles’ Cathedral — illuminated by candlelight and enhanced by a newly installed Steinway grand piano — these concerts promise an unforgettable musical experience at the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile.
Featuring
Edward Leung (piano)
Programme
Scarlatti - Sonata in E major, K. 380
Beethoven - Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1
Clara Schumann - Romance in A-flat major, Op. 11, No. 3
Brahms - Sonata in F minor, Op. 5
About the Artist
Hailed for his “taut succinctness with emotional expansiveness and a striking capacity for invention” (BBC Music Magazine), American pianist Edward Leung is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician. Edward is a 2025-2027 Making Music Recommended Artist and a Bösendorfer-Amadeus Young Artist.
Edward won the Grand Prize in the 2025 Pianissima International Piano Competition, chaired by Cyprien Katsaris. In 2024, Edward won the Grand Prize and Public Prize in the inaugural Piano&Souls International Piano Competition. His debut album with violinist Usha Kapoor, Beach • John Corigliano: Violin Sonatas [Resonus Classics], was longlisted for Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, critically acclaimed by BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Foto Forum, and Classical Explorer, and was featured on ABC Classic’s Festival of Female Composers and SWR2 Treffpunkt Klassik. This current season features solo and chamber music recitals at Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Milton Court, and venues in The Hague, Edinburgh, and Antwerp.
Set against the magnificent backdrop of St Giles’ Cathedral — illuminated by candlelight and enhanced by a newly installed Steinway grand piano — these concerts promise an unforgettable musical experience at the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile.
Featuring
Edward Leung (piano)
Programme
Scarlatti - Sonata in E major, K. 380
Beethoven - Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1
Clara Schumann - Romance in A-flat major, Op. 11, No. 3
Brahms - Sonata in F minor, Op. 5
About the Artist
Hailed for his “taut succinctness with emotional expansiveness and a striking capacity for invention” (BBC Music Magazine), American pianist Edward Leung is a sought-after soloist and chamber musician. Edward is a 2025-2027 Making Music Recommended Artist and a Bösendorfer-Amadeus Young Artist.
Edward won the Grand Prize in the 2025 Pianissima International Piano Competition, chaired by Cyprien Katsaris. In 2024, Edward won the Grand Prize and Public Prize in the inaugural Piano&Souls International Piano Competition. His debut album with violinist Usha Kapoor, Beach • John Corigliano: Violin Sonatas [Resonus Classics], was longlisted for Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, critically acclaimed by BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone, Foto Forum, and Classical Explorer, and was featured on ABC Classic’s Festival of Female Composers and SWR2 Treffpunkt Klassik. This current season features solo and chamber music recitals at Wigmore Hall, Bridgewater Hall, Milton Court, and venues in The Hague, Edinburgh, and Antwerp.
Monday 16 Feb 26
St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh EH1 1RE
£15, £19, £25, £35, £40 Monday 16th February 2026, 6:30PM - 7:30PM
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