PIANO EXPLORED

2021

Virtuosic piano classics from
Howard Shelley and LMP –
the perfect lunch hour at St John’s
Smith Square, or online anytime!

In association with International Piano

PIANO EXPLORED – LMP’s popular lunchtime concerts go online!

LMP’s Piano Explored lunchtime concert series at St John’s Smith Square has become a firm favourite with concert-goers. In just one hour, virtuoso pianist Howard Shelley OBE gives a witty and insightful introduction to one or two famous and not-so-famous works for piano and orchestra, before performing them with LMP.

For this series, Howard will perform some of the best loved virtuosic classics of Mozart and Saint-Saëns as well as a couple of relatively unknown pieces by Hummel and Moscheles that deserve a wider audience.

NEW for 2021, all four concerts are being filmed for an online audience. The first film is now live. Scroll down to buy tickets – watch the films via this website and you only need to buy one ticket per household. Films will be available to view for 6 months from go-live date, and the final concert in May will be livestreamed.

Four concerts in the 2021 online series of Piano Explored.

Piano Explored:

Saint-Saëns & Mendelssohn

SAINT-SAËNS Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22
MENDELSSOHN Capriccio Brillant in B minor, Op.22

The seventh season of Piano Explored opens with Saint-Saëns’ tempestuous, flighty and lyrical second piano concerto, a wonderful contrast to Mendelssohn’s charming one-movement Capriccio Brillant.

This concert is available to watch now.

ONLINE CONCERT TKTS

Piano Explored: Mozart

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MOZART Piano Concerto No.21 in C major, K.467

A real favourite: Mozart’s music is perfectly poised, and the concerto has the majesty and immensity of his greatest symphonies. Join us online if you can’t be there in person!

This concert will be filmed without an audience and go live on Thursday 18 March, 1:05pm.

ONLINE CONCERT TKTS

Piano Explored: Hummel

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HUMMEL Piano Concerto No.4 in E major, Op.110

Hummel’s works are full of joie-de-vivre, their harmonic and lyrical variety showcasing his prodigious, virtuosic talent. If you are unfamiliar with Hummel, then the E major piano concerto is the perfect starting point.

This concert will be filmed without an audience and go live on Thursday 22 April, 1:05pm.

ONLINE CONCERT TKTS

Piano Explored: Mozart & Moscheles

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MOZART Piano Concerto No.6 in B-flat major, K.238
MOSCHELES Piano Concerto No.1 in F major, Op.45

Howard Shelley introduces a two-concerto lunchtime concert that pairs a Mozart masterpiece with an unknown gem that’s packed with Mozartean grace and lyrical melody.

This concert takes place on Wednesday 26 May and will be livestreamed, and then available to view on demand.

ONLINE CONCERT TKTS

PIANO EXPLORED

2021

Virtuosic piano classics from
Howard Shelley and LMP –
the perfect lunch hour at St John’s
Smith Square, or online anytime!

PIANO EXPLORED – LMP’s popular lunchtime concerts go online!