Chopin by Candlelight - Christina Lawrie

Treat yourself and your loved ones to an exceptional afternoon piano recital at the beautiful venue of St Giles Cathedral on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh. Renowned British concert pianist, Christina Lawrie, will perform an outstanding selection of works by the great Romantic composer, Frederic Chopin. His sublime music has never been out of fashion since it first burst onto the international scene in the early 19th century. Programme (All Chopin) Nocturne in C Minor Op.48 No.1 Trois Ecossaises Op.72 Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38, Ballade No. 3 in A♭ major, Op. 47 Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 About the pianist Christina Lawrie enjoys an exciting and varied career as soloist, song pianist and chamber musician. Career highlights include solo recitals for Wigmore Hall; Purcell Room; Leeds International Concert Season; St. George's, Bristol; Perth Concert Hall; Grieg Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and live performances for BBC Radio 3 and BBC Radio Scotland. Christina adores chamber music and the song repertoire. She collaborates regularly with artists including her violinist husband Marcus Barcham Stevens and baritone Stephen Varcoe, as well as many of the RCM vocal students. Along with violinist Harriet Mackenzie, Christina recently recorded a CD of music by Grieg, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. The CD was released in August 2018 on the Nimbus label. Christina is a graduate of Cambridge University, the RCM and RAM. She studied with Sergei Babayan, Joan Havill, Vanessa Latarche and Yonty Solomon. “…formidable intellect and boundless technique…fantastic playing”. The Observer