Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

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 concert-pianist Matthew Shiel as he takes on Beethoven's iconic and haunting masterpieces in our atmospheric candlelit chapel. Usher Hall emerging artist and acclaimed pianist Matthew Shiel performs Beethoven's most popular, passionate, emotionally raw and technically demanding piano sonatas: ‘Waldstein’ and 'Moonlight' sonatas alongside Liszt’s virtuosic piano transcription of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. Our programme is rounded off with Beethoven's nod to Scotland - it might surprise you Beethoven enjoyed composing Highland dances!

Join Matthew for an unforgettable evening of piano excellence and emotional storytelling at St Vincent's Chapel - dating from 1857, it is one of Scotland's magnificent chapels and an architectural icon.

PROGRAMME

Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Fifth (arranged for piano) - Franz Liszt

'Waldstein' Sonata (Op.53) - Beethoven

'Moonlight' Sonata (Op. 27, Nr. 2) - Beethoven

Six Scottish Dances (WoO 83) - Beethoven

Matthew Shiel

'Matthew Shiel shone' (Three Weeks) and 'Matthew Shiel 'composed' a most enchanting concert. 5 stars!' (Edinburgh Guide) - reviewers are applauding Matthew for his unique, creative and fresh approach to music performance which push the boundaries of what a piano recital can be. Matthew Shiel is an award-winning concert pianist, Usher Hall and Live Music Now Scotland emerging artist who has performed at Usher Hall, The National Portrait Gallery of Scotland, St Gile's Cathedral (Edinburgh), The Glasshouse International Centre for Music (Newcastle) and Glasgow City Halls. Matthew is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and has collaborated with festivals including the Åben Festival (Copenhagen), Music at Paxton (Berwick) and a sold-out show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Moonlight

Moonlight is a performing arts company that creates immersive classical music experiences, concerts, shows and exhibitions. It celebrates interdisciplinary collaboration with writers and storytellers, visual artists, dancers and filmmakers (and beyond) to push the boundaries of what a classical concert can be and create the 'performance of the future.'

Our aim is to make classical music appealing to the demands and expectations of a 21st Century audience and make classical music accessible for all.

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