Usher Hall emerging artist Matthew Shiel presents relaxing evening of the best classical piano music!
Following their string of sold-out shows and five-star reviews:
"a most enchanting concert" (★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide)
"masters of their crafts" (★★★★★ Binge Fringe)
"an atmosphere which is all too often missed in our digital world" (★★★★★ Corr Blimey)
Moonlight Concerts invite you to join acclaimed Usher Hall and Live Music Now emerging artist Matthew Shiel (winner of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's Johann Sebastian Bach Prize) as he plays Classic FM's Top. 10 piano pieces - as voted by you, the public in 2024.
Join Matthew for an unforgettable evening of piano excellence and emotional storytelling at an intimately candlelit St Vincent's Chapel - dating from 1857, it is one of Scotland's magnificent chapels and an architectural icon.
PROGRAMME
Clair de Lune - Claude Debussy
Moonlight Sonata - Beethoven
Farewell to Stromness - Peter Maxwell Davies
Nocturne in B-flat minor (Op. 9, No. 1) - Frederic Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major (Op. 9, No. 2) - Frederic Chopin
Fur Elise - Beethoven
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - Edvard Grieg
Gymnopedie No. 1 - Erik Satie
Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio from Sonata Pathetique - Beethoven
Aria from the Goldberg Variations - J.S. Bach