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Valentin Schiedermair has performed around the world since his first radio recording at the age of 16. A Valentin Schiedermair performance is more than just a concert….it is a musical event. This London-based German pianist engages with his audience and draws on all his exceptional background and experience to take them on a musical journey. His objective is simple - to share the joy and excitement of music with his audience.  


His solo tours of China, Taiwan and Singapore drew enthusiastic audiences in fifteen major cities. He gave the opening concert of the Beethoven Piano Festival in Beethoven’s birthplace in Bonn, Germany and played for German National Day at the Parliament. His large repertoire includes the complete piano sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert.


 





Valentin Schiedermair helped to relaunch the Watford International Piano Competition in memory of Christopher Duke in 2017. Unfortunately the last two competitions had to be cancelled but the next competition will now be on 8 May 2022 at Clarendon Muse in Watford. For more information see the website and its Facebook page:

https://www.watfordfestival.co.uk/cduke/

https://www.facebook.com/WatfordIPC/ 

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NEXT CONCERTS 2022/23


CANCELLED DUE TO ILLNESS BUT WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR NEXT YEAR:

Saturday 15 October 2022 at 7.30 pm

Edinburgh Society of Musicians

3 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3BL

http://www.edinburghsocietyofmusicians.co.uk/events



Saturday 1 April 2023

Schiedmayer Celesta GmbH
Schäferhauserstr. 10/2
D-73240 Wendlingen / Germany

Programme tbc



Friday 24 November 2023 at 12 pm

Chelmsford Cathedral

https://www.chelmsfordcathedral.org.uk/whats-on/lunchtime-concerts

Programme tbc



PREVIOUS CONCERTS 2021/22


Thursday 14 July 2022 at 12.45 pm

St Mary's Church, Church St, Aylesbury HP20 2JJ

www.aylesburylunchtimemusic.co.uk

Bach                      Prelude & Fugue in E major WTC I

Beethoven              Sonata in A major Op.2 No.2

Chopin                   Ballade in F minor Op.52

Rachmaninov          Prélude in B flat major Op.23 No.2



Tuesday 17 May 2022 at 1 pm

St John The Baptist Church

Church Street, Peterborough PE1 1XB

https://stjohnscic.wordpress.com

Scarlatti                  Sonatas in E major K.380 & 531

Soler                      Sonatas in D minor and D major

Beethoven              Pathétique Sonata in C minor Op.13

Chopin                   Waltz in A flat major Op.34 No.1

Rachmaninov          Etude-tableau in F sharp minor Op.39 No.3

Liszt                       Tarantella di Napoli



Sunday 15 May 2022 at 4:30 pm

Chopin Society, Westminster Cathedral Hall

Ambrosden Avenue, London SW1P 1QW

https://www.chopin-society.org.uk/event444.htm

The Soler Sonatas live from this concert can be seen here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTAqWqzZiCA


And the Liszt Tarantella here:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CQtgTlchS0


Scarlatti                   Sonatas in E major K.380 & 531

Soler                       Sonatas in D minor and D major

Beethoven               Pathétique Sonata in C minor Op.13

Liszt                       Tarantella di Napoli

Schubert                 Impromptu in E flat major D 946 No.2

Chopin                    Waltz in A flat major Op.34 No.1

                              Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2

                              Ballade No.3 in A flat major Op.47



Wednesday 27 April 2022 at 12.15 pm

St Martin’s Church Hall

Eastcote Road, Ruislip HA4 8DG, London

https://www.facebook.com/events/920138331944332?ref=newsfeed

Scarlatti                  Sonatas in E major K.380 & 531

Soler                      Sonatas in D minor and D major

Beethoven              Pathétique Sonata in C minor Op.13

Schubert                Impromptu in E flat minor D 946 No.1

Chopin                   Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2

                             Waltz in A flat major Op.34 No.1



Tuesday 8 March 2022 at 1 pm 

St Andrew's Church, Rugby

http://www.standrewrugby.org.uk/recitals

Schumann                Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) Op.82 

Beethoven                Sonata in C minor Op.10 No.1

Chopin                     3 Nouvelles Études



Saturday 26 February 2022 at 7.30 pm

Edinburgh Society of Musicians

3 Belford Road, Edinburgh, EH4 3BL

http://www.edinburghsocietyofmusicians.co.uk/events

Bach                        English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 808

Schumann                Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) Op.82 

Rachmaninov            Etude-tableau in E flat minor Op.39 No.5

Chopin                     Etudes in E major & C sharp minor Op.10 No.3 & 4



Tuesday 15 February 2022 at 1.05 pm

Cheltenham Town Hall

Imperial Square, Cheltenham, Glos. GL50 1QA 

Bach                        English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 808

Schumann                Waldszenen (Forest Scenes) Op.82 

Chopin                     Etudes in E major & C sharp minor Op.10 No.3 & 4



Thursday 27 January 2022 at 12.30 pm

St John's Greenhill, Harrow HA1 2JE

http://www.stjohnsharrow.org/ai1ec_event/concert-valentin-schiedermair-piano-4/?instance_id=21887

'Mozart's 265th Birthday concert'  

Mozart                    Sonata in C major K.330

Beethoven               Sonata in E major Op.14 No.1 

Chopin                    Waltz in A flat major Op.42 

Bach                       Prélude from English Suite No.3 in G minor BWV 808

Mozart                    Sonata in A major K.331        

Chopin                    Etude in F major Op.25 No.3

                              Prélude in F sharp minor Op.28 No.8

                              Prélude in E flat major Op.28 No.19

                              Prélude in D minor Op.28 No.24

 

 

Monday 13 December 2021 at 7

Cotton House, Mustique, Caribbean

'The Twenties - From Bach to Fats Waller'

Valentin Schiedermair returns to the Cotton House piano with a look at the Twenties through the last three centuries in a recital on Monday from 7 to 8. He mixes classic standards by Bach, Schubert, Chopin with Gershwin, Poulenc, Prokofiev, Rachmaninov, Gershwin, Joplin, Delius, Villa-Lobos and Fats Waller.



Tuesday 2 November 2021 at 1 pm

St Andrew's Church, Rugby

http://www.standrewrugby.org.uk/recitals

Bach                        English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV 807

Beethoven                Sonata in C major Op.53 'Waldstein'

 

 

Saturday 31 July 2021 at 7.30 pm

St. Mary and All Saints Church, 

Fotheringhay, Peterborough, PE8 5HZ

https://thefriendsoffotheringhaychurch.com/product/embroidery-group/

'Mary Stuart – Life as Tragedy'

 

Bach                           Sinfonia from Partita No.2 in C minor

Mozart                        Sonata in C major K.330 2nd and 3rd movement

Beethoven                   Sonata in E minor Op.90 1st movement

Brahms                       Intermezzo in A major Op.118 No.2

Fanny Mendelssohn      Il Saltarello Romano Op.6 No.4

Soler                           2 Sonatas in D minor & D major

Schubert                     Impromptu in A flat Op.142 No.2

Schumann                   Fantasy Op.17 1st movement 

Chopin                        Prelude in C minor & Revolutionary Study

 


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Sunday 25 July 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

9th ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch it on this YouTube link: 

https://youtu.be/oOMTGFMLP48

Haydn        Sonata in C major Hob.XVI:50 1st movement

Schubert    Sonata in B flat major D.960 1st movement

Chopin       Etude in C sharp minor Op.25 No.7

                 Scherzo No.3 in C sharp minor Op.39

 

 

Sunday 27 June 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

8th ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch it on this YouTube link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNGFZnaN1xI

Scarlatti        Sonatas in E & C major K531 & 159

Mozart          Sonata in B flat major K.333, 1st movement: Allegro
Beethoven     ‘Les Adieux’ Sonata
Chopin          Nocturne in E minor Op.72 No.1
                    'Ocean Study’ in C minor Op.25 No.12

 

 

Sunday 13 June 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

7th ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch it on this YouTube link: 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXJSYZdYFls

 

'A Trip to Vienna'

Bach               Sarabande & Rondeaux from Partita No.2
Mozart             Sonata in C K.330 1st movement
Schumann        Intermezzo from ‘Carnival Jest in Vienna’
Brahms            Intermezzo in B flat minor Op.117/2
Liszt                Etude d’execution transcendente No.10
Chopin             Waltz in A flat major Op.42

 


Sunday 16 May 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

6th ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch it on this YouTube link: 

 

https://youtu.be/30_-25RIN4k

 

Bach                Partita No 1 in B flat major BWV 825

Schubert          Impromptu in B flat major Op.142/3

Ravel               Jeux d'eau

Chopin             'Heroic' Polonaise in A flat major Op.53



Sunday 2 May 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

5th ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch it on this YouTube link: 

 

https://youtu.be/3UueHxyHJqY


Mozart                             Sonata in F major K. 332

                                         Adagio & Allegro assai

Debussy                           Reflets dans l’eau

Schiedermair                     Ocean Waves

Gershwin                          Prelude I

Kreisler/Rachmaninov        Liebesleid

Gottschalk                        Souvenirs d’Andalousie

 

Thursday 15 April 2021 at 7

Cotton House, Mustique, Caribbean

'A Caribbean Cocktail'

Valentin Schiedermair brings the Cotton House piano to life with a recital on Thursday from 7 to 8. He mixes classic standards by Chopin, Mozart & Debussy with Gershwin, a couple of his own sea-inspired pieces and a Spanish fantasy by 19th century American composer Gottschalk, who ended his days in South America.

 

Chopin              Nocturne in E flat major Op.9 No.2

                        Etude in A flat major Op.25 No1

                        Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64 No.2

                        Fantasy Impromptu Op.66

Mozart               Sonata in F major K. 332

                            Adagio & Allegro assai

Schiedermair       Ocean Waves & Sounds of the Sea

Gershwin            Prelude I

Debussy             Clair de lune

Gottschalk          Souvenirs d’Andalousie

  

 

Easter Sunday 4 April 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

4th ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch it by clicking this YouTube link:

 

https://youtu.be/I32sJYnRwDQ

 

Bach             French Suite No.6 in E major

Schubert       Impromptu in C minor Op.90/1

Debussy        Clair de lune

Chopin          Etude in F minor Op.10 No.9

                    Etude in F major Op.10 No.8

                    Barcarolle in F sharp major Op.60


There is a video explaining Debussy’s Clair de lune with subtitles

in English and German you can watch here:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HLMqRIxeKc



Sunday 21 March 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

3rd ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch this concert by clicking this link:

 

https://youtu.be/5NiDYnzaCL0

 

Haydn             Sonata in C major Hob.XVI:35 

                           Adagio & Finale

Schubert          Impromptu in E flat major Op.90/2

Brahms            Rhapsody in G minor Op.79 No.2

Rachmaninov   Prelude in G major Op.32 No.5

                      Prelude in G sharp minor Op.32 No.10

Chopin            ‘Rain Drop’ Prélude in D flat major Op.28 No.15

                      Prélude in B flat minor Op.28 No.16

                      Waltz in A flat major Op.34 No.1

 

Sunday 7 March 2021 at 3.30 pm GMT

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

2nd ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch this concert with this link:

 

https://youtu.be/HWvp_JsJPO4

 

From the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book: 

Byrd Coranto / Anon. Muscadin / Anon. The Irishe Ho-Hoane

Scarlatti          Sonata in E major K.380 

                     Sonata in D minor K.9

Beethoven      'Pathétique' Sonata in C minor Op.13

Chopin            Prélude in  A flat major Op.28 No.17

                     Ballade in A flat major Op.47

 

Sunday 21 February 2021 at 3.30 pm 

SUNDAY PIANO CLASSICS 

1st ONLINE INTERACTIVE RECITAL

You can still watch this concert with this link:

 

https:/h/youtu.be/Iu4T0Df7zaQ

 

Haydn            Sonata in C major Hob.XVI:35

                           1st movement: Allegro con brio

Mozart            Sonata in A minor K. 310

                           Allegro maestoso / Andante cantabile con espressione  / Presto

Schubert         Impromptu in G flat major Op.90/3

Schiedermair   Sounds of the Sea (2016)

Chopin            Nocturne in B flat minor

                      Winter Wind Etude

                      Fantasy Impromptu

 

Sunday 7 February 2021 at 3.30 pm ONLINE RECITAL

Hosted by : Christ Church North Finchley, London, UK.

You can still watch this concert with either of these links:

 

YouTube

 

Facebook

Bach             Sarabande and Bourrée from English Suite No.2 in A minor BWV 807

Mozart          Sonata in F major KV 332, 1st movement: Allegro

Beethoven     Moonlight Sonata in C sharp minor Op.27 No.2

                        Adagio sostenuto / Allegretto / Presto agitato

Schubert        Impromptu in A flat major Op.90/4

Chopin           Nocturne in D flat major Op.27 No.2

                     Minute Waltz in D flat major Op. 64 No.1 


NEWS


Valentin Schiedermair has reached the end of his cycle of all Schubert Piano Sonatas. He also completed performing both books of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier. Last year he started performing again after cancelling almost all of his engagements due to the Coronavirus pandemic. He founded Sunday Piano Classics, a series of online interactive recitals on Sundays at 3:30 pm GMT. You find the links for the concerts on the left. The last recital was on Sunday 25 July 2021.

Contact: Valentin_Schiedermair@yahoo.com