Chopin & Champagne by Candlelight | Sonata No.2

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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 9:00pmEach 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!FeaturingYuki Negishi (piano)Programme (All Chopin)Chopin - Sonata No.2 in B flat minor Op.35Chopin - Nocturne in C sharp minor Op.posth.Chopin - Fantaisie-Impromptu Op.66Chopin - Nocturne in B flat minor Op.9 No.1Chopin - Waltz in E flat major Op.18Chopin - Ballade No.4 in F minor Op.52Steinway Artist Yuki Negishi has established herself as a pianist of rare poetry, passion and virtuosity, equally at home as an adjudicator, educator and researcher, captivating audiences wherever she performs around the world. Yuki has already performed in over 800 concerts in the UK alone, including many of the most important halls and festivals, and regularly performs about 30 concerts a year as recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician in countries such as the Netherlands (Concertgebouw), France, Germany, Switzerland (Tonhalle), Italy (Festival di Londra, Blanc European Festival, Artepiano International Festival), Romania, Japan, China, Bangladesh and the USA. She has been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Scala Radio, Xray FM, ITV, Channel 4, Dutch, Polish, Romanian and French television and radio. ?????????????She has released her debut CD through the Quartz label (www.quartzmusic.com) in May 2022, including music by Chopin, Kapustin, the world-premiere recordings of Melanie Spanswick's "Enigma" written for Yuki in 2019, and Robert Mitchell's "Our Hearts Dance the Infinite (As the Giant Puya Blooms)" to unanimous reviews from Gramophone, International Piano Magazine and Record Geijutsu Japan.  Another CD has been released in conjunction with the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation of unrecorded works by the Japanese composer Koichi Kishi, with violinist Yukiko Ishibashi in October 2022, by the Japanese label Mittenwald. Her latest release (May 2024) of Preludes by Arensky, Rachmaninoff, Ravel and Gershwin has also been praised by Colin Clarke of “ Classical Explorer”- “This is a wonderful disc, magnificently programmed and superbly played…nourishing for the soul..”