Chatty Pianist - Emir Gamsız: Three Musketeers at Wilton's Music Hall, London on Thursday 8th May 2025

Chatty Pianist - Emir Gamsız

Three Musketeers

Add to my Calendar 08-05-2025 19:30 08-05-2025 21:30 36 Chatty Pianist - Emir Gamsız In his London debut at the historic Wilton’s Music Hall, “Chatty Pianist” will play a fantastic repertoire and share tips with the audience on how to act like they know classical music very well. Pianist, composer, and writer Emir Gamsız began playing the piano at the age of 20 after quitting his career as a successful basketball player for Beşiktaş in the Turkish National League. He became a sensation in New York after creating and performing “Chatty Pianist” concept—a virtuoso piano recital format that offers a new way of communicating classical music. After a concert at Lincoln Center, one of the New Yorkers in the audience summed up Emir’s concept as follows: “It’s not a lecture, but we learned a lot about music. It’s not a comedy show, but it was witty. And it was definitely a virtuoso piano recital.” In the first part of the programme, Chatty Pianist explains why Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven are the “Three Musketeers” of classical music and performs compositions by these composers. In the second part, he chats with the audience about the “D’Artagnan” of classical music and gives examples from romantic composers such as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Liszt. Get your tickets soon for this engaging and illuminating concert experience. Wilton's Music Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Wilton's Music Hall
Graces Alley
Whitechapel
London
E1 8JB
England

Thursday 8th May 2025
7:30 PM

Tickets

Prices: 17.50 - 35
Booking line: 020 7702 2789
Book Tickets

Programme

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 12 Variations on 'Ah, vous dirai-je maman', K.265/300e
Ludwig van Beethoven – 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor, WoO 80
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in C sharp minor, BWV 849
~ Interval ~
Frédéric Chopin – Waltz in C sharp minor, Op.64 no.2
Franz Schubert – Impromptu in B flat major, D.935 no.3
Felix Mendelssohn – Rondo capriccioso, Op.14
Franz Liszt – Hungarian Rhapsody no.2 in C sharp minor, S.244/2
Emir Gamsız – Heybeli Variations in C Minor, Op.2 no.4

Performers

Emir Gamsiz – Composer / Pianist

Programme Note

In his London debut at the historic Wilton’s Music Hall, “Chatty Pianist” will play a fantastic repertoire and share tips with the audience on how to act like they know classical music very well.

Pianist, composer, and writer Emir Gamsız began playing the piano at the age of 20 after quitting his career as a successful basketball player for Beşiktaş in the Turkish National League. He became a sensation in New York after creating and performing “Chatty Pianist” concept—a virtuoso piano recital format that offers a new way of communicating classical music. After a concert at Lincoln Center, one of the New Yorkers in the audience summed up Emir’s concept as follows: “It’s not a lecture, but we learned a lot about music. It’s not a comedy show, but it was witty. And it was definitely a virtuoso piano recital.”

In the first part of the programme, Chatty Pianist explains why Bach, Mozart, and Beethoven are the “Three Musketeers” of classical music and performs compositions by these composers. In the second part, he chats with the audience about the “D’Artagnan” of classical music and gives examples from romantic composers such as Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, and Liszt.

Get your tickets soon for this engaging and illuminating concert experience.

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