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Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series 2024
St Giles Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, Edinburgh County EH1 1RE
Monday 10 February
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Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series 2024
St Giles Cathedral plays host to the inaugural Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series. This exciting and prestigious new concert series will feature all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas throughout 2024. Featuring exceptional performances from leading UK and international pianists, these concerts will be an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy some of the world's greatest piano repertoire, as curated by our guest performers. Set in the stunning candlelit venue of St Giles Cathedral, with it's newly installed Steinway Grand Piano, this will be a musical experience to remember! St Giles is situated in the heart of the Royal Mile with many bars and restaurants nearby to complete your evening.
Featuring
Murray McLachlan (piano)
Programme
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 26 in E major, op 81a
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Chopin - Berceuse Op 57
Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy‘
Murray McLachlan is a pianist with a virtuoso technique and a sure sense of line. His timing and phrasing are impeccable, and his tone-full but unforced in the powerful passages, gentle and restrained in the more lyrical- is a perpetual delight’ (BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE)
Since making his professional debut in 1986 at the age of 21 under the baton of Sir Alexander Gibson, Murray McLachlan has consistently received outstanding critical acclaim. Educated at Chetham’s School of Music and Cambridge University, his mentors included Ronald Stevenson, David Hartigan, Ryszard Bakst, Peter Katin and Norma Fisher.
Featuring
Murray McLachlan (piano)
Programme
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 26 in E major, op 81a
Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 27 in E minor, Op. 90
Chopin - Berceuse Op 57
Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy‘
Murray McLachlan is a pianist with a virtuoso technique and a sure sense of line. His timing and phrasing are impeccable, and his tone-full but unforced in the powerful passages, gentle and restrained in the more lyrical- is a perpetual delight’ (BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE)
Since making his professional debut in 1986 at the age of 21 under the baton of Sir Alexander Gibson, Murray McLachlan has consistently received outstanding critical acclaim. Educated at Chetham’s School of Music and Cambridge University, his mentors included Ronald Stevenson, David Hartigan, Ryszard Bakst, Peter Katin and Norma Fisher.
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