Rhapsody in Blue at Christmas at St Mary le Strand

A Christmas piano recital at St Mary Le Strand Church on the Strand, London, featuring pianists Warren Mailley-Smith, Maiko Mori and Yuki Negishi in works by Gershwin and other composers.

This festive recital features pianists Warren Mailley-Smith, Maiko Mori and Yuki Negishi, each performing a solo programme across several dates in the festive season. Gershwin's Three Preludes and Rhapsody in Blue feature in the programmes of Mailley-Smith and Mori, while Negishi's selection includes works by Rachmaninoff and Chopin. The wider repertoire ranges from Mozart and Beethoven to Satie, Debussy and Ravel.

Nick Heyward, a British singer and guitarist born in Beckenham in 1961, has been active in pop and new wave since 1980. His debut album, North of a Miracle, appeared in 1983 on Warner Bros. Records. Heyward's The 12 Dates of Christmas is also credited to the event, while the pianists named above are the performers of the programmes described here.

St Mary Le Strand Church stands on the Strand in London and, besides its role as a place of worship, mainly hosts concerts, especially candlelight performances. The recitals use the church's new Steinway Model B grand piano and suit listeners interested in solo piano repertoire during the festive season.