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Moonlight Sonata at Christmas by Candlelight
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional pre-Christmas piano recital in the beautiful candlelit setting of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Renowned concert pianist, Simon Watterton, will perform an outstanding selection of much-loved piano works, including Beethoven's masterpiece, The Moonlight Sonata.
Featuring
Simon Watterton (piano)
Programme
Beethoven - Sonata in C Sharp Minor op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Schubert - Impromptu in E Flat Major op.90 no.2
Schubert - Impromptu in G Flat Major op.90 no.3
Liszt - Petrarch Sonnet no.123
Liszt - Liebestraum no.3
Beethoven - Rage Over a Lost Penny
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Wirral born pianist Simon Watteron has given recitals as soloist and chamber musician all across the world. In recent years he has performed in China, Canada, the USA, Sweden and Italy as well as extensively in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He made his concerto debut at London’s Cadogan Hall and was featured as a Rising Star in International Piano Magazine at the time of a cycle he gave of all the Beethoven piano sonatas in London. He has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, St John’s, Smith Square and the Purcell Room, as well as performing live on Radio 3’s InTune and for Classic FM.
Featuring
Simon Watterton (piano)
Programme
Beethoven - Sonata in C Sharp Minor op.27 no.2 'Moonlight'
Schubert - Impromptu in E Flat Major op.90 no.2
Schubert - Impromptu in G Flat Major op.90 no.3
Liszt - Petrarch Sonnet no.123
Liszt - Liebestraum no.3
Beethoven - Rage Over a Lost Penny
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Wirral born pianist Simon Watteron has given recitals as soloist and chamber musician all across the world. In recent years he has performed in China, Canada, the USA, Sweden and Italy as well as extensively in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He made his concerto debut at London’s Cadogan Hall and was featured as a Rising Star in International Piano Magazine at the time of a cycle he gave of all the Beethoven piano sonatas in London. He has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, St John’s, Smith Square and the Purcell Room, as well as performing live on Radio 3’s InTune and for Classic FM.
6:15pm-7:15pm
£15, £19, £25, £35
£15, £19, £25, £35
St Giles Cathedral, St Giles Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh County EH1 1RE
Mon 9 December
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