Piccadilly Sinfonietta, Warren Mailley-Smith, Lucy Baker

On Saturday 22nd February 2020, in the heart of Manchester, the walls of St Ann’s Church will resound with the music of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, and Mozart, played by Lucy Baker, Warren Mailley-Smith, and the Piccadilly Sinfonietta.

Experience a romantic, candlelit evening with selections of the world’s greatest classical music in the gorgeous St Ann’s Church. The concert features timeless works by the monumental composers, Mozart, Handel, Bach, and Vivaldi. If you’re in need of a relaxing experience, want to learn more about classical music, or just want to hear virtuosic performances by some of the best, young performers in the UK, this concert is just for you.

The Piccadilly Sinfonietta is one of the UK’s most exciting young ensembles. Founded in 2018, the ensemble has performed in halls throughout the UK including London, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Manchester and further afield. The Piccadilly Sinfonietta exists to perform the world’s greatest classical music in the UK’s most historic venues.

The concert features breath-taking feats of virtuosity from violinist sensation, Lucy Baker, in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, and virtuoso concert pianist Warren Mailley-Smith in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major.

Award-winning concert pianist and a favourite performer for the British Royal Family, Warren Mailley-Smith, recently became the first British pianist to perform Chopin’s complete works from memory. An exceptional talent and a self-deprecating sense of humour, combined with his formidable technical skill and mature musicality, makes him a favourite with audiences.

Renowned violinist, Lucy Baker, has been broadcast on Classic FM and has performed internationally in the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Centre for Performing Arts in Tel Aviv and Mirabell Schloss in Salzburg. In the UK Lucy is Recommended Artist has performed concerti in the Cambridge Music Festival, Bath Abbey and the Oxford Sheldonian. She is First Violinist in the BBC Philharmonic and regularly works as Guest Principal with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and Manchester Camerata.

So why not treat yourself to a spectacular evening and join us for a concert to remember of uplifting music.