Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight

Tickets
🎫 Band AA ticket for 1 (Front section) 
🎫 Band A ticket for 1 
🎫 Band B ticket for 1
🎫 Band C ticket for 1
All tickets include complimentary champagne on arrival

Highlights
🎵 Listen to a stunning performance of Chopin's most virtuosic music
🎹 Experience Chopin played by renowned concert pianists
🥂 Enjoy the show with a complimentary glass of champagne in hand
⛪ The beautiful candlelit venue of St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place Edinburgh

General Info
📅 Date and time: Choose in the ticket selector
⏳ Duration: Approximately 2 hours
📍 Location: St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh
👤 Age requirement: This concert is not suitable for children under the age of 5 years old (babies will not be admitted)

Immerse yourself in an unforgettable evening of music and elegance, and enjoy a breathtaking programme of Chopin’s piano masterpieces in the candlelit splendour of St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Place, Edinburgh - a magical setting that perfectly complements the romantic brilliance of Chopin’s music. Frédéric Chopin is celebrated as one of the greatest piano composers in history—a poet of the piano whose works are rich in emotion, nuance, and technical brilliance. His music, full of passion and elegance, continues to enchant listeners around the world. Experiencing it live, in such a historically and acoustically rich setting, is a rare and unforgettable treat.

Begin your evening with a complimentary champagne reception served from 6:50pm, before the performance begins at 7:30pm. 

Performers and programmes by date

15.11.25
Featuring Tyler Hay (piano)
Programme (All Chopin)
Chopin - Polonaise in A flat
Nocturne in E flat
Waltz in C sharp minor
Barcarolle in F sharp
Etude in C minor op 10 no 12
Mazurka in B flat 
Ballade in G minor
Fantasie impromptu in C sharp minor
Prelude in D flat
Scherzo in B flat minor

21.03.26
Featuring Madalina Ruso (piano)
Programme (All Chopin)
Chopin - Fantasie Impromptu op.66
Chopin - Waltzes Op. 64 no 1 & 2 
Chopin - Waltz op. 69 no. 2 in B minor
Chopin - Waltz in E minor op posth.
Chopin - Ballades no. 1 & 2 
Interval
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 48 no 1 in C minor 
Chopin - Nocturne Op. 55 no. 1 in F minor 
Chopin - Nocturne Op. Posth in C# minor 
Chopin - Nocturne Op. Posth in E minor
Chopin - Ballades no. 3 & 4

23.05.26
Featuring Warren Mailley-Smith (piano)
Programme (All Chopin)
Three Ecossaises, Op. post
Fantaisie-Impromptu in C# minor op.66
Waltz No. 14 in E Minor, Op. posth
Variations Brillantes on Je vends des Scapulaires op.12
Berceuse in Db op.57
Nocturne No. 19 in E Minor, Op. 72, No. 1
Mazurka No. 41 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 63, No. 3
Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58

20.06.26
Featuring Phillip James Leslie (piano)
Programme (All Chopin)
Three Mazurkas Op. 59
Waltz No. 2 Op. 34 No. 1 ‘Valse Brilliante’
Two Nocturnes Op. 48
Etude Op. 10 No. 12 ‘Revolutionary’
Etude Op. 25 No. 1 ‘Aeolian Harp’
Polonaise in Ab Major Op. 53 ‘Heroic’
Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23
Ballade No. 2 in F major Op. 38
Ballade No. 3 in Ab major Op. 47
Ballade No. 4 in F minor Op. 52