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.