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Howard Shelley OBE joins the London Mozart Players to celebrate his 70th birthday with a performance of all five Beethoven Piano Concertos in one afternoon.

Conducting the London Mozart Players from the keyboard during these three inter-linked concerts, Howard will take us chronologically through the concertos, presenting each with a personal introduction illustrating how Beethoven gave the piano an ever-increasing dramatic and heroic power, even as, in his personal life he moved from exuberant vigour to silent isolation.

A cause for celebration

In addition to Howard Shelley’s 70th birthday, 2020 also sees the 250th anniversary of the birth of Beethoven, and when the London Mozart Players suggested the idea of a special celebration to Howard (who has given hundreds of performances with them over 45 years and is their Conductor Laureate) he decided that the joy and challenge of performing these five masterpieces in one sweep would be the most thrilling and indulgent 70th birthday present anyone could wish for.

Sunday 8th March, 3.00pm, 5.00pm, 7.00pm

Concert 1: 3.00–4.15pm 

Beethoven 2nd Piano Concerto
(which was written first)

Beethoven 1st Piano Concerto

45 min break

Concert 2: 5.00–6.30pm 

Beethoven 3rd Piano Concerto

Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto

1 hour break

Concert 3: 7.30–8.30pm 

Beethoven 5th Piano Concerto ‘Emperor’

Book one concert: £20* | Book two concerts (any combination): £32* | Book all three: £45*

(*booking fee may apply).

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Shelley’s CD set of the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos received 5-star reviews from the musical press:

‘Deeply satisfying performances, expressively modulated and beautifully recorded…Throughout, Shelley is a master of the notes, free from indulgence and mannerism, but always with spring, sparkle, shape and significance.’

Time Out

Described by International Record Review as offering ‘performances that are vital, deeply considered and immensely satisfying’

‘The benefits of directing from the keyboard are evident both in the intimacy and the immediacy…There’s gentleness but also steel to Shelley’s approach, the drama arising from the notes themselves’
Gramophone (Critic’s Choice & Editor’s Choice)

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