About this Event
Join pianist and composer Edward Harris-Brown for an evening of solo piano music at Forsyth Music Shop, Manchester. The programme features Chopin’s dramatic Sonata No. 2, Ravel’s evocative La Valse, and works by Valentin Silvestrov, alongside Harris-Brown’s own Piano Sonata (2025).
This free recital begins at 18:30 and lasts approximately one hour.
Programme:
- Edward Harris-Brown – Piano Sonata (2025)
- Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) – Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35 (Grave - Doppio Movimento, Scherzo, Marche Funèbre, Finale)
- Valentin Silvestrov (1937-) – Waltzes, Op. 3 (No. 2, No. 3)
- Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) – La Valse, M.72
Edward Harris-Brown
Edward Harris-Brown is an 18-year-old pianist and composer from Shrewsbury and a first-year undergraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music, where he studies with Head of Piano Joanna MacGregor and holds a full scholarship. Previously, he studied at Chetham’s School of Music for eight years under Murray McLachlan, where he won many internal piano and composition prizes. His additional successes include reaching the televised rounds of BBC Young Musician and winning first prizes in the EPTA UK and Abingdon Concerto competitions. He has also appeared as a soloist, duo partner, chamber musician, and jazz pianist in recitals across the country and has had his compositions performed at venues in Shrewsbury, Manchester, and London. He was also Highly Commended in BBC Young Composer 2023.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Forsyth Brothers Limited, 126 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom
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