Mozart Sonatas By Candlelight at St Giles Cathedral
Edinburgh, St. Giles' Cathedral — Main
About the Event
Explore the beauty of piano music at St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh, where masterworks from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart come to life in this incredible performance.
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional early evening piano recital at the beautiful candlelit venue of St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Renowned British concert pianist, Warren Mailley‐Smith, will perform a selection of Mozart's exquisite piano sonatas in what will be a concert to remember!
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.
Program
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata in F major K332
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata in C major K545
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata in A minor, K310
Artists
| Piano: | Warren Mailley‐Smith |
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Perhaps the most important composer of all time, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the late 18th century. Born in 1756 in Salzburg, he showed prodigious musical talent from childhood. Beginning at five years of age, he composed more than 600 works, including concertos, symphonies, religious works and operas before his premature death at the age of 35. Hi influence over successive generations cannot be overestated - Ludwig van Beethoven wrote of Mozart "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years”. Despite the immense success of his compositions, and the acclaim he received across Europe, Mozart achieved little financial security and rwas buried in an unmarked grave in Vienna's St Marx Cemetery.
Address
St. Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom — Google Maps
