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 concert series goes 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.

Get more insight, including full programme notes and suggested recordings, by downloading the Piano Explored brochure.

Sneak peek – A piano string breaks!

‘It’s like someone has shot you at close to…’ A gun going off in the concert hall? No, just the shock of a piano string breaking mid-performance! Howard Shelley explains what happened during the first Piano Explored concert…

NEW!

Join Howard Shelley for a Live Q&A via Zoom on Thursday 22 April at 2:30pm to discuss the third concert – Hummel’s Piano Concerto No. 4. Scroll down for information on how to reserve your ticket.

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

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 is available to watch now.

ONLINE CONCERT TKTS

Piano Explored: Live Q&A with Howard Shelley

LIVE online Q&A with Howard Shelley

Join us for a post-concert Zoom Q&A with Howard Shelley and members of the LMP which will be live following the third Piano Explored concert (Hummel Piano Concerto No.4) on Thursday 22 April. This event is free, but you need to register as ticket numbers are limited.

Live online on Thursday 22 April, 2:30pm.

Piano Explored: Hummel

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

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 at 1:05pm at St John’s Smith Square and will be livestreamed, and then available to view on demand until November. If you would like to be in the audience for this concert, please book here (limited availability).

ONLINE CONCERT TKTS

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PIANO EXPLORED

2021

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