PIANO EXPLORED
2019/20
LMP celebrates Howard Shelley’s
70th birthday with his eclectic
choice of piano concertos –
the perfect lunch-break!
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LMP celebrates Howard Shelley’s
Concerts in this series of Piano Explored
Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Piano Explored – Mozart
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C K503
The first concert in the 2019/20 lunchtime Piano Explored series starts with Mozart’s magnificent C major piano concerto.
Wednesday 6th November 2019
Piano Explored – Mendelssohn
MENDELSSOHN Piano Concerto No. 2 in D minor Op. 40
Hugely acclaimed, this concerto is packed with Mendelssohn’s trademark dramatic themes, breathless energy and heart-melting moments of reflective calm.
Wednesday 4th December 2019
Piano Explored – Cramer
CRAMER Piano Concert No. 4 in C Op. 38
A prolific composer, Cramer’s works contain complex embellishments that showed off his prodigious talent and his Piano Concerto No. 4 demonstrates this perfectly.
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Piano Explored – Chopin
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1 in E minor Op.11
Written when the composer was only twenty, Chopin’s piano concerto in E minor is full of exquisite virtuosic writing. The simplicity of the orchestral accompaniment gives the piece an intimate quality seldom heard in concertos.
Wednesday 1st April 2020
Piano Explored – Franz Xaver Mozart
FRANZ XAVER MOZART Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat Op.25
Celebrations for Howard Shelley’s 70th birthday conclude with the final Piano Explored concert. The piano concerto in E flat by Wolfgang’s son Franz Xaver with its rich and intricate piano figuration will delight those who love his father’s well-known works.
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