Rhapsody in Blue by Candlelight
About the Event
For an extraordinary evening of piano classics, visit the impressive St Mary Le Strand Church in London to hear the masterpieces of Ludwig van Beethoven, George Gershwin, Frederic Chopin, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy, Franz Liszt, Nino Rota and Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
The renowned British Concert Pianist, Tyler Hay, plays Gershwin's epic Rhapsody in Blue and other popular classics in the beautiful setting of St Mary Le Strand in the heart of West London.
Tyler Hay is a outstanding virtuoso pianist who enjoys tackling some of the most demanding works in the repertoire. He has performed Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Sonata at Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, Scriabin’s 5th Sonata at the Southbank’s Purcell Room and as a result of winning the Senior Concerto Competition at the Purcell School, he played Ravel’s Concerto for Left Hand Alone at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in Spring, 2013. Tyler is proud to have successfully organised a full evening recital at the Purcell School as a charity event, raising close to £2000 for the Watford Peace Hospice in Summer, 2012. He has also achieved a full performance of Chopin’s 24 Etudes in Blackburn, 2014. Most recently, Tyler won first prize in the keyboard section of the Royal Overseas League Competition in February 2016 and also went on to win first prize in the Liszt Society Competition in November, later that year. CDs of Liszt’s piano music and John Ogdon’s unpublished works were both released in the Spring of 2018 under the Piano Classics label and received superb critical acclaim.In addition to playing concerts for the Park Lane Group, Tyler is proud to be a new member of Canan Maxton’s Talent Unlimited which is a charity aimed at propelling young musicians in the opening stages of their career.
Practical Information
Please Note — there are two performances available: 6pm and 8.00pm. The perfect opportunity for a pre‐dinner or post‐dinner concert with many bar and restaurants nearby to complete the evening.
