Sir Stephen Hough

From Schubert to Mary Poppins

Sir Stephen Hough, arguably Britain’s finest living pianist, returns to close the International Concert Series with a dazzling programme. 

Only Stephen Hough could shape a concert like this. We begin with Klavierstücke – literally, ‘Piano Pieces’ – from two romantic giants, Schubert and Brah ms, and two towering 20th-century composers, Schoenberg and Stockhausen. From Beethoven’s majestic ‘Waldstein’ Sonata, Robert Schumann’s vivid suite transports us to the heart of carnival. And we end – where else? – on the streets of Edwardian London, with Hough’s own bravura arrangements of songs from Mary Poppins. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! 

Schubert Klavierstück D946, No.2
Brahms Klavierstück Op.118, No.6
Schoenberg 6 Kleine Klavierstücke
Stockhausen Klavierstück III
Beethoven Bagatelle Op.119, No.10
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.21, ‘Waldstein’
R Schumann Carnaval
Sherman and Sherman, arr. Hough Mary Poppins Suite