Details
St James's Church
197 Piccadilly
Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LL
England
Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.14 'Moonlight', Op.27 no.2
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue for piano solo
Sergei Rachmaninov – Prelude in C sharp minor, Op.3 no.2
Claude Debussy – Claire de lune (arr. flute and strings)
Franz Liszt – Grandes études de Paganini, S.141: 3, 'La Campanella'
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.23 in F minor 'Appassionata', Op.57
Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody no.2, S.244/2
Frédéric Chopin – Ballade no.1 in G minor, Op.23
Frédéric Chopin – Fantasy Impromptu, Op.66
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne no.20 in C sharp minor, Op. posth.
Programme Note
On Saturday 2nd July at St James Piccadilly, the renowned British Concert Pianist, Warren Mailley-Smith, plays Gershwin's epic Rhapsody in Blue and other popular classics to celebrate the summer in Central London. Warren is a favourite with UK audiences, well-known for his incredible feat of learning to play all 3.5 million notes of Chopin’s piano music from memory and hailed by the critics as an “epic achievement” He is one of the busiest concert pianists of his generation, giving over 100 solo performances in the UK alone yearly. He has performed for the Royal Family over 30 occasions and his last CD was featured by Classic FM as CD of the Week
"Stunning" Classic FM