Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas
London, St James's Church — Main Hall
About the Event
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional piano recital at the beautiful candlelit venue of St James Piccadilly in the days before new year. Featuring renowned concert pianist, Viv McLean, the programme will include Gershwin's masterpiece Rhapsody In Blue along with other much loved classical and romantic piano works.
Described by Le Monde as 'possessing the genius one finds in those who know how to forget themselves', since winning First Prize at the Maria Canals Piano Competition in Barcelona, British pianist Viv McLean has performed in all the major venues in the UK as well as throughout Europe, Japan, Australia and the USA. Viv’s concerto work includes appearances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia Viva, Orchestra of the Swan, Orchestra of St John’s, Northern Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Concert Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of such conductors as Daniel Harding, Wayne Marshall, John Lubbock, Christopher Warren‐Green, Owain Arwell Hughes and many others.
Program
- Johann Sebastian Bach – Air from Suite No. 3 for Orchestra, arr Siloti
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata in C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No. 2
- Frederic Chopin – Waltz in C sharp minor Polonaise in A Flat Op. 53 Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Artists
| Piano: | Viv McLean |
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Address
St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom — Google Maps
