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London Mozart Players
Isata Kanneh-Mason piano
Simon Blendis leader
Stephanie Childress conductor

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25
Beethoven Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36

Charismatic young pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason, the eldest of the Kanneh-Mason siblings, and acclaimed conductor Stephanie Childress, join LMP for a concert programme that fizzes with life-affirming exuberance.

Beethoven’s majestic Symphony No.2 takes the orchestra on a journey of expression and invention from its opening through to the ravishing finale – complete with a magnificent coda that ends the work with a flourish of timpani- and trumpet-laden triumph.

But the spotlight is on our soloist Isata Kanneh-Mason, who performs Mendelssohn’s first piano concerto, a showcase of captivating melodies and glittering passagework that will highlight the prodigious talent of our virtuoso performer. A BBC Young Musician finalist, four-time winner of the Royal Academy Iris Dyer Piano Prize (among many other prizes) and multi-scholarship winner, Isata is much in demand in concert halls around the UK and abroad, and LMP musicians are hugely looking forward to performing alongside her.

‘She is a pianist who makes lines sing beautifully and virtuosic passages dance, finding intimacy and eloquence at telling moments…’ – BBC Music Magazine.

There will be two concerts on the same day to accommodate social distancing. This concert will be filmed for later release on the LMP website. 

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As part of LMP’s 100k Challenge (to reach 100,000 children and young people through music in 2021) we are working with schools and music hubs across the UK to make our Spotlight concert films available to schools for a limited time, for free, along with specially curated ‘listening guides’ for different age groups.

If you would like your schools to be part of this initiative, please contact Tegan Eldridge for more information.

Programme includes:

Corelli Christmas Concerto
Vivaldi ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons
Anderson Sleigh Ride
Anderson The Typewriter
Christmas songs including ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ performed by special guest Daniel Todd, chorister with Trinity Boys Choir

2020 has been quite a year, and London Mozart Players is determined to see it out bringing joy and comfort to all, with four Christmas concerts packed with seasonal favourites and winter warmers. Our festive programme brings together the music we all love at Christmas, from traditional carols, to yuletide songs and classical favourites: Vivaldi’s ‘Winter’ from The Four Seasons will have your teeth chattering while Irving Berlin’s ‘White Christmas’ and Rossetti’s ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’ will conjure up the magic and memories of all our best Christmases. There’s something for everyone, including, of course, traditional mulled wine and mince pies. Do join us as we reconnect one last time this year, sharing the joys of live music and bringing a little slice of Christmas cheer.

COVID-restrictions and safeguarding

In accordance with government guidelines, social distancing measures will be in place at the venue to ensure everyone’s safety.

You will be seated in a bubble the size of which corresponds to the number of tickets you have booked, with 2m between bubbles. Please note that you can only share a seating bubble with members of your household or support bubble. If you are coming with a friend who is not part of your household or support bubble, please book your tickets separately as you need to be given two separate bubbles.

Tickets need to be bought online. Due to current COVID safeguarding measures, there are no ticket sales on the door.

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

London Mozart Players
Howard Shelley Piano

Directing from the piano, Howard Shelley introduces a two-concerto lunchtime concert that pairs a Mozart masterpiece with an unknown gem. Mozart’s beautifully expressive Piano Concerto No. 6, written when the composer was only 20, shows young Mozart at his finest and hints at the expressive intensity to come. Lively writing at the outset is followed by a refined and expressive slow movement reminiscent of the Andante of concerto no.21, before a finale packed with terpsichorean themes brings the concerto to an exuberant end. In the hands of the LMP and Howard Shelley, Mozart’s charming melodies will dance between the pillars of St John’s Smith Square’s stunning baroque interior. Moscheles may be a new name for many, but Mozart lovers will find much to admire in his 1819 piano concerto, which is packed with Mozartean grace and lyrical melody. Howard Shelley, an acclaimed exponent of repertoire which bridges the Classical and Romantic periods, will bring stylistic elegance and nimbleness to this delightful work, bringing the season to a lively end.

‘Shelley’s performances combine spirit and finesse’ Classic FM

This concert will also be livestreamed and available to view online until 25 November  – ONLINE tickets available here