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/
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
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