4.6
(27)

Beethoven Sonatas by candlelight

4.6
(27)


Beethoven Sonatas by candlelight
4.6
(27)

🎵 This candleliit concert experience is brought to you by CityMusic Promotions Ltd. This concert is not affiliated with the Fever Original Candlelight series.

Tickets for Beethoven Piano Sonatas By Candlelight in Edinburgh
🎫 Band AA (Front section)
🎫 Band A
🎫 Band B
🎫 Band C
🎫 Band D (restricted/no views)

Highlights
🎹 Experience an exceptional early evening piano recital at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh!
🌟 Renowned concert pianists will perform a selection from Beethoven's impressive piano sonatas 
🌟 Other works to be included by greats such as Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Gerswhin, Grieg, Schubert and many more!
🏰 Enjoy the beautiful candlelit venue of St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile

General Info
📅 Dates: Selected Mondays in 2025-26. Select your date directly from the ticket selector.
🕒 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍 Location: St Giles' Cathedral
👤 Age Requirement: CityMusic Promotions events are not suitable for children under the age of 5 years old (babies will not be admitted)
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Description
St Giles Cathedral plays host to the Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series. This exciting and prestigious new concert series will feature all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas throughout the 2025-26 season. Featuring exceptional performances from leading UK and international pianists, these concerts will be an unrivalled opportunity to enjoy some of the world's greatest piano repertoire, as curated by our guest performers. Set in the stunning candlelit venue of St Giles Cathedral, with it's newly installed Steinway Grand Piano, this will be a musical experience to remember! St Giles is situated in heart of the Royal Mile with many bars and restaurants nearby to complete your evening.

Pianists & Programmes (All dates are Mondays)

01.09.25 - Yuki Negushi (piano)
Scarlatti: Two Sonatas K.380 in E major and K.9 in d minor
Beethoven: Sonata No.23 in f minor Op.57 “Appassionata”
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante defunte
Ravel/Negishi Bolero

08.09.25 - Dominic Degavino (piano)
Bach-Siloti: Prelude in B minor, BWV 855a
Rachmaninoff: Variations on a theme of Corelli, Op. 42
Debussy: Pour le piano
Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109

15.09.25 - Ariel Lanyi (piano)
Programme
Beethoven: Sonata in F-sharp major, Op. 78,
Debussy: Selection of Preludes from Book II,
Chopin: Sonata in B minor, Op. 58

29.09.25 - Martin Cousin (piano)
Beethoven - Sonata in Bb Op.22
Rachmaninov - Prelude in C# minor Op.3 no.2
Prokofiev - Sonata no.7 Op.83

06.10.25 - Andrew Zolinsky (piano)
Schubert: Klavierstück in E flat major D.946 No.2 (from Drei Klavierstücke D.946)
Brahms: Rhapsody in G minor Op.79 No.2
Brahms: Intermezzo in E flat major Op.117 No.1
Brahms: Intermezzo in C major Op.119 No.3
Beethoven: Sonata No.32 in C minor Op.111

13.10.25 - Ashley Fripp (piano)
Programme Beethoven - Sonata in F major, op. 10 no. 2,
Schumann - Fantasiestücke, Op. 12,
Brahms - 4 Klavierstücke, op. 119

27.10.25 - Dominic John (piano)
Bach/Rachmaninov Suite from the Partita No.3 in E Major
Beethoven - Sonata for Piano in A major, Op.2 No.2
Liszt - Sonneto 123 del Petrarca
Beethoven - Sonata for Piano in F Major, Op.10 No.2
Percy Grainger - In Dahomey (Cakewalk Smasher)

03.11.25 - Sam Haywood (piano) - Programme to be confirmed

10.11.25 - Magdalena Ho (piano) - Programme to be confirmed

24.11.25 - Rose McLachlan (piano)
Programme Scarlatti - Sonata in G minor K.8,
Scarlatti - Sonata in A major K.24,
Beethoven - Sonata Op. 14 No.2,
Debussy - Images book 1,
Faure - Barcarolle Op.42 No.3,
Chopin - Barcarolle

Subsequent Dates
12.01.26 - Simon Watterton (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
19.01.26 - Phillip James Leslie (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
02.02.26 - Robin Green (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
09.02.26 - Petr Limonov (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
16.02.26 - Edward Leung (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
02.03.26 - Kyle Hutchings (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
09.03.26 - Hiroaki Takenouchi (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
16.03.26 - Karl Lutchmayer (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
06.04.26 - Viv McLean (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
13.04.26 - Christina Lawrie (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
27.04.26 - Bridget Yee (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
04.05.26 - Maiko Mori (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
11.05.26 - Sofia Medina (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
01.06.26 - Olga Stezhko (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
29.06.26 - Warren Mailley-Smith - Programme to be confirmed
08.06.26 - Julian Trevelyan (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
15.06.26 - Misha Kaploukhii (piano) - Programme to be confirmed
06.07.26 - Warren Mailley-Smith - Programme to be confirmed
13.07.26 - Renata Konyicska (piano) - Programme to be confirmed

User reviews

4.6 /5
based on 27 reviews
  • Pianist was passionate about the work and the church was stunning.
  • I enjoyed every piece of it, very relaxing, sublim 🥰
  • Great performance!
  • Good musical both, nice venue, pianist was great. Could have done with turning the lights down a bit for ambiance - it wasn’t really a “candlelight” experience.
  • A beautiful concert - it just would have been nice for the pianist to introduce the pieces being played and give a bit of background about them!

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St Giles' Cathedral

St Giles' Cathedral is a parish church of the Church of Scotland in the Old Town of Edinburgh. The current building was begun in the 14th century and extended until the 16th century. It is closely as...

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High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1RE

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