The Lark Ascending at Christmas at St James's Church, London on Saturday 23rd December 2023

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The Lark Ascending at Christmas

Add to my Calendar 23-12-2023 20:00 23-12-2023 22:00 36 The Lark Ascending at Christmas Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days before Christmas with a breathtaking programme including Vaughan-Williams' masterpiece, The Lark Ascending, along with Chopin's sublime Piano Concerto No.2. All in the stunning candlelit setting of St James Church Piccadilly and featuring the exceptional musicians of The Piccadilly Sinfonietta, this will be a pre-Christmas concert to remember.  There are also plenty of bars and restaurants nearby to complete your night!'Stunning' - Classic FMAbout the pianistWarren Mailley-Smith 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 St James's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St James's Church
197 Piccadilly
Piccadilly
London
W1J 9LL
England

Saturday 23rd December 2023
8:00 PM

Programme

Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto no.2 in F minor, Op.21
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending

Performers

Warren Mailley-Smith – piano

Piccadilly Sinfonietta

Programme Note

Enjoy an outstanding musical evening in the days before Christmas with a breathtaking programme including Vaughan-Williams' masterpiece, The Lark Ascending, along with Chopin's sublime Piano Concerto No.2. All in the stunning candlelit setting of St James Church Piccadilly and featuring the exceptional musicians of The Piccadilly Sinfonietta, this will be a pre-Christmas concert to remember. There are also plenty of bars and restaurants nearby to complete your night!

'Stunning' - Classic FM

About the pianist
Warren Mailley-Smith 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

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