Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas by Candlelight

Warren Mailley-Smith brings a piano recital to Edinburgh New Town Church on Thursday 3 December, with the whole thing set by candlelight. It's a festive evening of piano music, and the candlelight is a big part of it — the interior of the church on George Street is lit by candles, which turns a standard piano recital into something a bit more like a Christmas occasion.

Mailley-Smith is an acclaimed concert artist whose repertoire centres on much-loved classical and romantic works. The programme is built around that, with the jazzy sparkle of George Gershwin's Three Preludes and his iconic Rhapsody in Blue as the main features. The organisers describe the evening as a festive recital offering comfort, joy and virtuosity, and they've billed it as a good entry point for first-time classical concert-goers, so it's one that works as well for someone who doesn't usually do the concert hall as it does for people who do.

The recital runs for around an hour, and the doors open twenty minutes before it starts. Tickets are between £16.50 and £48.15, depending on where you sit. It's at Edinburgh New Town Church, 13 George Street, EH2 2PA, on Thursday 3 December, starting at 17:30.