Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight (6.30pm)

Celebrate the end of the week with an enchanting recital of Chopin's piano masterpieces at the exclusive 1901 Arts Club-a venue that perfectly echoes the elegance of a bygone era.

Choose from two intimate performances:
Pre-dinner at 6:30pm
Post-dinner at 9:00pm

Each performance is preceded by a complimentary champagne reception, served from 30 minutes before the recital begins.

Step into the world of Frédéric Chopin, whose brilliant and emotionally rich music has captivated audiences for nearly two centuries. Originally performed in the refined salons of Paris and London's aristocracy, Chopin's compositions were made for intimate spaces like this-where the music breathes, and every nuance comes alive.

Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, atmosphere, and elegance!

Featuring
Tyler Hay (piano)

Programme
Chopin - Etudes OP 25
Liszt - Sonata in B minor

Tyler Hay was born in 1994 and first showed a prodigious talent for the piano when he won the Dennis Loveland award in Kent for his performance of Liszt's Mephisto Waltz no 1 at the age of 11. He gained a place to study at the Purcell School in 2007 where he studied under Tessa Nicholson. He continued his studies with Graham Scott and Frank Wibaut at the Royal Northern College of Music and with Niel Immelman and Gordon Fergus-Thompson for a Masters degree at the Royal College of Music. Tyler has performed programmes at Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall and the Purcell Room and has played Ravel's Concerto for Left Hand Alone at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto no 2 at Symphony Hall with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. In 2016, Tyler won first prize in the keyboard section of the Royal Overseas League Competition and as well as winning the RNCM's Gold medal competition, also won first prize in the Liszt Society International Competition. Tyler won 1st prize in the Dudley International Piano Competition in November, 2022. CDs of Liszt, John Ogdon, Kalkbrenner and Field are available on Brilliant Classics and an album of virtuoso piano music by contemporary British composer Simon Proctor is also available on Navona Records