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Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional early evening piano recital at the beautiful venue of St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.
Add to my Calendar 22-03-2024 18:15 22-03-2024 20:15 36 Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional early evening piano recital at the beautiful venue of St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The performance by renowned concert pianist John Paul Ekins will include a selection of sensational classical and romantic piano works in a concert to remember! About John Paul EkinsJohn Paul Ekins was born in London and began playing the piano at the age of five, many years later graduating from the Royal College of Music and as a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with first class degrees, where he studied with John Barstow and Charles Owen respectively. A winner of nineteen prizes at international competitions, he had been presented to her Majesty the Queen and enjoyed a busy career of performing and teaching around the UK and internationally; highlights included recitals at the Wigmore Hall and concerto performances at The Royal Albert Hall. St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Giles' Cathedral
High Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1RE
Scotland
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.14 'Moonlight', Op.27 no.2
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne in C sharp minor, B.49
Claude Debussy – Suite Bergamasque: III, Clair de lune
Sergei Rachmaninov – Prelude in D major, Op.23 no.4
Sergei Rachmaninov – Etude-tableau in E flat minor, Op.39 no.5
Richard Addinsell – Warsaw Concerto
Performers
John Paul Ekins – piano
Programme Note
Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional early evening piano recital at the beautiful venue of St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. The performance by renowned concert pianist John Paul Ekins will include a selection of sensational classical and romantic piano works in a concert to remember!
About John Paul Ekins
John Paul Ekins was born in London and began playing the piano at the age of five, many years later graduating from the Royal College of Music and as a scholar at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with first class degrees, where he studied with John Barstow and Charles Owen respectively. A winner of nineteen prizes at international competitions, he had been presented to her Majesty the Queen and enjoyed a busy career of performing and teaching around the UK and internationally; highlights included recitals at the Wigmore Hall and concerto performances at The Royal Albert Hall.
