Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight

Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight comes to St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral on Saturday 15 May 2027, with concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith performing a programme of Frédéric Chopin's piano masterpieces. It's a single-instrument night, so the whole thing rests on the piano and the room it's in.

Chopin is one of the great piano composers, a poet of the piano whose works are known for their emotion, nuance and technical brilliance, and whose music continues to enchant listeners around the world. That's the Chopin on display here: his piano masterpieces played through in the quiet of the cathedral. The evening places his music inside St Mary's, a setting described as historically and acoustically rich, where the candlelight does the heavy lifting of the atmosphere. It's a night built for that kind of listening, with the music taking centre stage in a space that lets it breathe.

Mailley-Smith will be the one at the keys, working through a programme of Chopin's piano masterpieces. The candlelight is part of the draw, and the cathedral's acoustics are meant to carry the sound, so it's as much about the room as it is about the music. If you're familiar with Chopin, you know the kind of thing to expect: the romantic brilliance that's his hallmark, played in a setting that leans into the mood of the music.

The concert starts at 7:30pm at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral on Palmerston Place, Edinburgh West EH12 5AW. Tickets start from £22, which includes the booking fee.