Moonlight Sonata met kerst in de St. Giles' kathedraal
Edinburgh, St. Giles' Kathedraal — Main
Over het evenement
Bezoek voor een buitengewone avond vol pianoklassiekers de indrukwekkende St. Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh om de meesterwerken te horen van Ludwig van Beethoven, George Gershwin, Frederic Chopin, Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff, Claude Debussy en Franz Liszt.
Trakteer uzelf en uw dierbaren op een uitzonderlijk pianorecital vóór Kerstmis in de prachtige kaarsverlichte omgeving van St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. De beroemde Britse concertpianist Warren Mailley‐Smith zal een uitstekende selectie van geliefde pianowerken ten gehore brengen, waaronder Beethovens meesterwerk, The Moonlight Sonata.
In 2016 was Warren Mailley‐Smith de eerste Britse pianist die de complete werken voor piano solo van Chopin uit zijn hoofd vertolkte in een serie van 11 recitals in St John's Smith Square. Door de critici geprezen als een 'epische prestatie', zal Mailley‐Smith de serie herhalen op verschillende locaties in 2023‐4. Hij heeft veelgeprezen solorecitals gegeven in The Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall en heeft talloze malen opgetreden voor de Britse koninklijke familie. Hij is een van de drukste concertpianisten van zijn generatie en heeft het afgelopen jaar meer dan 200 optredens gegeven.
Programma
- Ludwig van Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata
- Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody
- Frederic Chopin – Scherzo no. 1
- Frederic Chopin – Berceuse
- Claude Debussy – Clair de Lune
- Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff – Prelude in C sharp minor
- George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Kunstenaars
| Piano: | Warren Mailley‐Smith |
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven was a German pianist and composer of the late 18th century. He is well known as the most influential composers of all time as well as crucial figure to the Classical music scene. In fact, he demonstrated his musical talent at an early age, taking lessons from his father and composer/conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. Later, he moved to Vienna where he gained the reputation of a virtuoso pianist by composing his popular masterpieces. He created his most admired works in his last 15 years of life, all the while being almost completely deaf.
Frederic Chopin
Frederic Chopin was a Polish composer and pianist of the Romantic area (early 19th century). He wrote primarily piano solos but also piano concerts, chamber pieces and songs set to Polish lyrics. He is well-known as a poetic genius without competition of his generation. In fact, he created the concept of instrumental ballade and his performances were noted for their sensitivity and fine distinction. He spent most of his life in Paris, where he performed for the intimate atmospheres of salons. For most of his life, he suffered poor health. As a result, he died quite young at the age of 39, probably of tuberculosis.
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt was a Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor of the 19th century Romantic era. He was well-known for his prodigious virtuosic skill as a pianist all over Europe. In fact, he was one of the most prominent representatives of the New German School (Neudeutsche Schule) as a composer. Over the course of his career he created extensive and diverse bodies of works that influenced contemporaries and anticipated many 20th-century ideas and trends. For instance, his most notable musical contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, making radical departures in harmony and developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form.
Adres
St. Giles' Kathedraal, High Street, Edinburgh, Verenigd Koninkrijk — Zie op Google Maps
