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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
St James Piccadilly, London, Edinburgh County W1J 9LL
Friday 4 Jul 2025
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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
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.
Featuring
Warren Mailley-Smith (piano)
Programme
Beethoven – Sonata in C sharp minor, (‘Moonlight Sonata')
Chopin – Nocturne in C sharp min - Posthum.
Chopin - Fantasy Impromptu Op 66
Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op 23
Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
INTERVAL
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor Op 13 (‘Pathetique Sonata’)
Liszt - Un Sospiro
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninov – Prelude in C sharp minor
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
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.
Featuring
Warren Mailley-Smith (piano)
Programme
Beethoven – Sonata in C sharp minor, (‘Moonlight Sonata')
Chopin – Nocturne in C sharp min - Posthum.
Chopin - Fantasy Impromptu Op 66
Chopin - Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op 23
Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
INTERVAL
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor Op 13 (‘Pathetique Sonata’)
Liszt - Un Sospiro
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Rachmaninov – Prelude in C sharp minor
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
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.
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