Piano recital by London Concertante of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata with works by Chopin and Liszt, with the piano at the heart of Sheffield Cathedral surrounded by candlelight.
London Concertante are playing Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata at Sheffield Cathedral on Friday 11 December, with the piano placed at the heart of the cathedral and the space lit by candlelight. The sonata takes centre stage, and it's one of the most famous works in the piano repertoire — it got its nickname when a contemporary poet likened it to moonlight shining on Lake Lucerne.
It's a piece that moves through three very different moods. It opens in a hushed, almost hypnotic calm built on a gently undulating accompaniment, moves into a lighter middle section, and then breaks into a turbulent, dramatic finale. The performance runs for about an hour, and the Moonlight Sonata is the main feature.
Chopin and Liszt then expand the piano's expressive and technical range in two very different ways, adding tenderness, virtuosity, and a lingering sense of drama to the evening. Between the three, you get a good look at how different composers pushed the instrument in their own directions.
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The concert is on Friday 11 December, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm, with doors opening at 5:45pm. Tickets go from £21.29 to £49.46 via Eventbrite, and the venue is Sheffield Cathedral on Church Street in the city centre, S1 1HA.
