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Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas by Candlelight
Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days after Christmas with a breathtaking programme of piano masterpieces in the stunning candlelit setting of St James Church Piccadilly. Featuring renowned concert pianist, Daniel Grimwood. Including Gershwin's iconic Rhapsody in Blue and many other outstanding works by greats such as Beethoven and Chopin , this will be festive concert to remember! There are also plenty of bars and restaurants nearby to complete your night.
'Stunning' - Classic FM
Featuring
Daniel Grimwood - Piano
Programme
Chopin - Rondo a la Mazur (No. 2)
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody (No 12)
Liszt - Chasse Neige
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
About Daniel Grimwood
With a repertoire ranging from Elizabethan Virginal music to the works of living composers, Daniel enjoys a solo and chamber career which has taken him around the globe, performing in many of the most prestigious concert platforms, including the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room in London, Saffron Hall, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Symphony Hall Birmingham, the Sage Gateshead, the Three Choirs Festival, the Rachmaninoff and Gnessin Halls in Moscow, as well as venues in Germany, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Estonia, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman and Australia. His musical interest started as a 3-year-old playing the nextdoor neighbour's piano in Kent, and by the age of 7 he was performing in front of audiences. His training continued with Graham Fitch at the Purcell School, where he also studied violin, viola and composition, giving him a broad appreciation of classical music, and later with Vladimir Ovchinnikov and Peter Feuchtwanger. Daniel is a passionate about all keyboard instruments old and new, and has given a recital of Chopin’s Etudes on the composer’s own Pleyel piano.
'Stunning' - Classic FM
Featuring
Daniel Grimwood - Piano
Programme
Chopin - Rondo a la Mazur (No. 2)
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody (No 12)
Liszt - Chasse Neige
Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
About Daniel Grimwood
With a repertoire ranging from Elizabethan Virginal music to the works of living composers, Daniel enjoys a solo and chamber career which has taken him around the globe, performing in many of the most prestigious concert platforms, including the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Purcell Room in London, Saffron Hall, Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, Symphony Hall Birmingham, the Sage Gateshead, the Three Choirs Festival, the Rachmaninoff and Gnessin Halls in Moscow, as well as venues in Germany, Austria, Italy, The Netherlands, Slovenia, Estonia, Taiwan, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Lebanon, Oman and Australia. His musical interest started as a 3-year-old playing the nextdoor neighbour's piano in Kent, and by the age of 7 he was performing in front of audiences. His training continued with Graham Fitch at the Purcell School, where he also studied violin, viola and composition, giving him a broad appreciation of classical music, and later with Vladimir Ovchinnikov and Peter Feuchtwanger. Daniel is a passionate about all keyboard instruments old and new, and has given a recital of Chopin’s Etudes on the composer’s own Pleyel piano.
Fri 29 Dec 2023, 6:00PM - 7:00PM
£19, £25, £35, £45
£19, £25, £35, £45
St James Church, Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL
Fri 29 Dec 2023
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