About this Event
"Matthew Shiel shone" (⭐⭐⭐⭐ThisWeek Culture)
As you sink into your seat and relax with a complimentary hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows, award-winning pianist Matthew Shiel will perform the official top 10 most streamed piano pieces by award-winning film composer Ludovico Einaudi including favourites Nuvole BIanche, I Giorni, Divenire, Le Onde, Primavera, Nightbook, Una Mattina and more - performed by atmospheric candlelight in our special candlelit chapel setting.
These candlelit concert experiences are a wonderful way to wind down after a busy week - ticket includes a complimentary hot chocolate to enhance the relaxing experience.
PROGRAMME:
EINAUDI
Nuvole Bianche
I Giorni
Divenire
Le Onde
Primavera
Experience
Nightbook
In un'altra Vita
The Earth prelude
Una Mattina
Interesting fact - Einaudi has composed the scores for a number of films and television productions, including This Is England, The Intouchables, I'm Still Here, the TV miniseries Doctor Zhivago, and Acquario, for which he won the Grolla d'oro. His music was used as the score for the Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning films Nomadland and The Father.
Tonight's Pianist: Matthew Shiel
Matthew Shiel is a concert pianist and conductor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the recipient of a scholarship to study piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he graduated with first class honours and several academic and performance prizes including: J.S. Bach Competition Prize for Piano, Harpsichord and Organ, Mary and Raymond Thomson Organ Scholarship, and Agnes Millar Prize for Outstanding Harmony and Counterpoint.
He has performed piano solo and duet recitals at venues such as St Giles' Cathedral (Edinburgh), Sage Gateshead (Newcastle) and Unitarernes Hus (Copenhagen, DK) and has been invited to be a guest speaker to the Wagner Society of Scotland and the University of Middlesex. He has performed several concertos with the Abbotsford String Orchestra, Little Biggar Orchestra and the Àirigh Orchestra. He was also entrusted to give the world première of Dr Alfredo Caponnetto's Baroque Concerto (PhD, University of Edinburgh), which the composer kindly dedicated to him.
He is conductor of the Àirigh Orchestra and the Scottish Meditation Orchestra and teaches piano at the University of Edinburgh.
Visit artist website
'Let's Play' (2023) by Emma Yitong Shen
Her artworks are inspired by tonight's musical artist Matthew Shiel.
Her artworks are available for sale during the concert.
https://www.emmayitongshen.com
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Vincent's Chapel: Scottish Episcopal Church, St Vincent Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GBP 7.50 to GBP 29.50