Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026
Time: 7.30 pm
Venue: St. Luke's Church, Grayshott, GU26 6LF
Programme Highlights
French pianist Cédric Tiberghien has been described as "a pianist of poetic insight and rare versatility" and as an artist who brings "intellectual command and imagination" to everything he plays. Critics have praised the "refinement and subtlety" of his touch, the "astonishing range of colour" he draws from the instrument, and the sense of architecture and narrative that shapes his interpretations. The Guardian admired his "exemplary range of touch and keyboard colour", while other reviewers have noted the "clarity, discretion and quiet authority" that define his musicianship.
This programme places Tiberghien at the centre of a vibrant eighteenth-century world shaped by four strikingly individual composers. Marianna Martines was a celebrated Viennese composer and keyboard virtuoso whose musical salons attracted leading cultural figures of the day; her works were performed and admired in the imperial capital. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart transformed the piano concerto into a genre of operatic drama and profound lyricism, composing some of his greatest works during his flourishing years in Vienna. Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges - virtuoso violinist, composer, conductor and champion fencer - directed one of Paris's most accomplished orchestras and played a significant role in shaping French symphonic style before the Revolution. And Joseph Haydn, hailed across Europe in his lifetime, expanded the expressive possibilities of the symphony with music of wit, drama and invention.
Together, their works reveal the elegance, brilliance and emotional range of the Classical era - music that sparkles with vitality, sings with lyric beauty and surprises with bold imagination.
Marianna Martines Sinfonia in C major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K.488
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Symphony No. 2 in D major
Joseph Haydn Symphony No. 83 in G minor, "La Poule"
