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 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.
NEW!
Join Howard Shelley for a Live Q&A via Zoom on Thursday 18 March at 2:30pm to discuss the second concert – Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21. Scroll down for information on how to reserve your ticket.
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.
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.
LIVE online Q&A with Howard Shelley
Join us for an enlightening Zoom Q&A with Howard Shelley and members of the LMP directly after you have watched the second Piano Explored concert (Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21) on Thursday 18 March. This event is free, but you need to register as tickets are limited.
Live online on Thursday 18 March, 2:30pm.
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.
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.
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