Beethoven Sonatas by candlelight

🎵 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 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 British 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. 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)

Description
St Giles Cathedral plays host to the first Edinburgh Royal Mile International Piano Series. This exciting and prestigious new concert series will feature all 32 of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas throughout the 2024-5 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 (by date)

Monday 21st April - Sherri Lun (piano)
Scarlatti - Sonata in E major, K.380, Beethoven - Sonata No.21 Op.53 “Waldstein, Scriabin - Sonata No.9 Op.68 “Black Mass”, Chopin - Polonaise Fantasie Op.61

Monday 5th May - Dominic Degavino (piano)
Haydn: Sonata in B minor, Hob. XVI:32, Debussy: Des pas sur la neige (from Preludes, Book I), Ravel: Jeux d'eau, Beethoven: Sonata in C minor, Op. 111

Monday 26th May - Karl Lutchmeyer (piano)
Beethoven - Sonata in E minor op.90
Liszt - Bénédiction de Dieu dans la Solitude 
Brahms - Intermezzo op.117 no. 1
Ravel - Ondine
Berlioz-Liszt - Bal from Symphonie Fantastique

Monday 2nd June - Duncan Honeybourne (piano)
Brahms- Rhapsody Op.79 No,2 in G Minor
Brahms - Intermezzo Op.118 No,2 in A Major
Beethoven - Piano Sonata in A flat major, op 110
Schumann - Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Monday 9th June - Petr Limonov (piano)
Gibbons - Lord Salisbury's Pavan and Galliard
Mozart - Fantasia in D minor, K.397
Schumann - Kinderszenen, op.15
Beethoven - Sonata C major op.53

Monday 23rd June - Warren Mailley-Smith (piano) 
Beethoven - Sonata in C major Op 2 NO. 3
Chopin - Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise
Schubert - Wanderer Fantasy
Schubert - 4 Impromptus Op. 90

Monday 30th June - Tyler Hay (piano)
Hay - English Suite 
Czerny - Sonata no 2 in A minor, op 10
Beethoven - Sonata no 23 in F minor, op 57 “Appassionata”

Monday 7th July - David Quigley (piano)
Haydn - Andante and Variations in F minor
Debussy - Hommage à Haydn
Debussy - Clair de lune
Beethoven - Sonata in C major, op.2 no. 3

Monday 21st July - Madalina Rusu (piano)
Beethoven - Sonata in E minor Op 90
Chopin - 2 Waltzes (op. 69 no 2 in B minor & op posth in E minor)
Schumann - from Fantasiestűcke op.12 (Des Abends & Aufschwung)
Schumann/Liszt Widmung (Dedication)
Brahms - Klavierstücke op. 118 (No. 1 Molto Appasionato & No. 2 Intermezzo in A major)
Rachmaninoff - Etude Tableau op 39 No 5 in E flat minor
Rachmaninoff - Moment musical op. 16 No.4 in E minor