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St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1RE
Scotland
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.14 'Moonlight', Op.27 no.2
Claude Debussy – Preludes, Book II: Brouillards, Ondine, La Terrasse des audience du clair de lune
Ludwig van Beethoven – Rondo a capriccio 'Rage over a lost penny', Op.129
Franz Liszt – Liebesträume no.3, S.541
Franz Liszt – Années de pèlerinage II: Sposalizio and Sonetto del Petrarca 123
Franz Schubert – Impromptu in G flat major, D.899 no.3
Franz Schubert – Impromptu in E flat major, D.899 no.2
Performers
Simon Watterton – piano
Programme Note
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional pre-Christmas piano recital in the beautiful candlelit setting of St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh. Renowned concert pianist, Simon Watterton, will perform an outstanding selection of much-loved piano works, including Beethoven's masterpiece, The Moonlight Sonata.
Wirral born pianist Simon Watteron has given recitals as soloist and chamber musician all across the world. In recent years he has performed in China, Canada, the USA, Sweden and Italy as well as extensively in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He made his concerto debut at London’s Cadogan Hall and was featured as a Rising Star in International Piano Magazine at the time of a cycle he gave of all the Beethoven piano sonatas in London. He has appeared at the Wigmore Hall, St John’s, Smith Square and the Purcell Room, as well as performing live on Radio 3’s InTune and for Classic FM.
