Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight - 5 December, Coventry
- When
- Where
- Ripon Cathedral
Liberty Court House, Minster Rd
Ripon
HG4 1QT
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About this event
ABOUT
At the heart of this one-hour programme is Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, one of the most famous and haunting works ever written for piano. The work acquired its famous nickname after it was likened to moonlight shining on Lake Lucerne by a famous poet of the time. Unlike other piano sonatas, Beethoven begins with a hushed, almost hypnotic opening, built on a gently undulating accompaniment, before moving through a lighter middle movement and culminating in a turbulent, dramatic finale — a movement of extraordinary intensity and drive that pushes the piano to its limits.
The programme also includes music by Chopin and Liszt, two composers who expanded the expressive and technical possibilities of the piano in very different ways.
PROGRAMME
Beethoven – Moonlight Sonata
Chopin – Selected Works
Liszt – Selected Works
Good to know
- Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight - 5 December, Coventry is on Sat, 5 Dec 2026 at 17:00, at Ripon Cathedral in Ripon.
- Ripon Cathedral is at Liberty Court House, Minster Rd, Ripon, HG4 1QT, United Kingdom.
- Tickets are sold by Universe (Ticketmaster): the button takes you straight to the official ticket page.
