In association with International Piano
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 Shostakovich, some lesser known works by Saint-Saëns and Mendelssohn, and a couple of relatively unknown pieces by Hummel and Moscheles that deserve a wider audience. Each equally brilliant work is a showcase for a virtuoso pianist, and Howard and the LMP look forward to bringing them to life for you in this series of perfectly pitched lunch-hour concerts.
NEW for 2021, the first four concerts are being filmed for an online audience, and the films will be released shortly after the live concerts. You’ll be able to buy tickets and watch the films via this website. More information coming soon!
£25 (socially distanced seating)
All concerts: 1.05–2.00pm
St John’s Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA
Tickets for online concerts coming soon!
Wednesday 10 February, 2021
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, postponed from December to February, opens with Saint-Saëns’ tempestuous, flighty and lyrical second piano concerto, a wonderful contrast to Mendelssohn’s charming one-movement Capriccio Brillant.
This concert will be filmed without an audience and released online on Thursday 18 February, 1:05pm.
Wednesday 10 March, 2021
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 and released online on Thursday 18 March, 1:05pm.
Wednesday 14 April, 2021
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 and released online on Thursday 22 April, 1:05pm.
Tuesday 27 April, 2021
MOZART Piano Concerto No.11 in F major, K.413
SHOSTAKOVICH Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102
Mozart’s light and delicate piano concerto in F major contrasts with Shostakovich’s jaunty and energetic second concerto, memorable for its lush, romantic second movement.
This concert will be filmed and released online on Thursday 13 May, 1:05pm.
Wednesday 26 May, 2021
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.
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