Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight at St James Piccadilly
London, St James's Church — Main Hall
About the Event
For an extraordinary evening of piano classics, visit the impressive St James's Church in London to hear the masterpieces of Ludwig van Beethoven, George Gershwin, Frederic Chopin, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy and Franz Liszt.
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional piano recital in the beautiful candlelit setting of St James Church, Piccadilly. Renowned British concert pianist, Warren Mailley‐Smith, will perform an outstanding selection of much‐loved piano works, including Beethoven's masterpiece, The Moonlight Sonata.
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.
Program
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata in C sharp minor, (‘Moonlight Sonata)
- Frederic Chopin – Nocturne in C sharp min — Posthum
- Frederic Chopin – Fantasy– Impromptu, Op. 66
- Frederic Chopin – Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op 23
- Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No 2
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata Op.13 in C minor 'The Pathetique'
- Franz Liszt – Un Sospiro
- Claude Debussy – Clair de lune
- Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff – Prelude in C sharp minor
- George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Artists
Piano: | Warren Mailley‐Smith |
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Address
St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom — Google Maps