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NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
NEWCASTLE CATHEDRAL
A BEACON OF LIGHT
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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight (Warren Mailley-Smith)
9th November 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
£16.20 – £37.80Organiser
The Piccadilly Sinfonietta via City Music Promotions
Enquiries: info@citymusicpromotions.co.uk
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional early piano recital in a beautiful candlelit setting. Featuring renowned concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith, the programme will include Beethoven’s masterpiece Moonlight Sonata, along with other outstanding classical and romantic piano works.
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
Warren Mailley-Smith has developed a large following across the UK, with audiences warming to his outstanding pianism, effortless technique and charismatic charm. He made waves in the music world in 2015 through his extraordinary achievement of performing the complete solo works of Chopin. His career has taken him all over the world, with solo performances in Australia and Europe and tours in China and the USA. He has given acclaimed solo recitals at The Wigmore Hall and 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 gave over 200 performances in 2023. He has 30 piano concertos in his repertoire, having made his concerto debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Please note:
- Newcastle Cathedral is not the organiser of this event, meaning booking fees may apply.
- For ticketing enquiries, including those regarding accessibility, please email info@citymusicpromotions.co.uk.
- Drinks will be available from a bar in the Cathedral Refectory before the show and during an interval.
Events such as ‘Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight’ help raise funds to maintain this beautiful building, continue our charitable work and keep our doors open for all.
