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St Mary Le Strand Church
Strand
The Strand
London
WC2R 1ES
England
Tickets
Prices: £10 - £45
Booking line: 03336663366
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Programme
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.27 in E minor, Op.90
Frédéric Chopin – Polonaise in A flat major 'Herioc', Op.53
Frédéric Chopin – Prelude in D flat 'Raindrop', Op.28 no.15
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.13 in E flat major 'Quasi una fantasia', Op.27 no.1
Felix Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words in C major 'Spinning Song', Op.67 no.4
Felix Mendelssohn – Lieder ohne Worte, Op.85
Felix Mendelssohn – Spring Song
Performers
Sam Haywood – piano
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Programme Note
Step into the stunning candlelit setting of St Mary le Strand — “the Jewel of the Strand” — for the return of The Strand International Piano Series, now it's in 5th year after a critically acclaimed launch season in 2022–23. This intimate and architecturally impressive Baroque church has quickly become one of London’s most captivating concert venues.
This year’s series celebrates one of the most profound and enduring achievements in the piano repertoire: Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas. Spanning the full arc of Beethoven’s creative life, these masterpieces offer an extraordinary portrait of the composer’s evolving musical voice—from youthful elegance and Classical clarity to thunderous drama, virtuosic brilliance, profound lyricism, and deeply introspective beauty. These concerts are a tribute to Beethoven at the 200th anniversary of his death.
Whether you’re a seasoned concert-goer or discovering classical piano music for the first time, this is an evening not to be missed—set in one of London’s most atmospheric musical spaces, just steps away from some of the city’s finest restaurants and bars.
Sam Haywood has performed to critical acclaim in many of the world’s major concert halls. The Washington Post hailed his ‘dazzling, evocative playing’ and ‘lyrical sensitivity’ and the New York Times his ‘passionate flair and sparkling clarity’. He embraces a wide spectrum of the piano repertoire and is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician or with accompanying Lieder. He has had a regular duo partnership with Joshua Bell since 2010 and often performs with cellist Steven Isserlis.
He has recorded two solo albums for Hyperion, one featuring the piano music of Julius Isserlis (grandfather of Steven Isserlis) and the other Charles Villiers Stanford’s preludes. His passion for period instruments led to a recording on Chopin’s own Pleyel piano, part of the Cobbe Collection
