Concert 5 - Celebration, Out West Piano Fest

You will be swept up in a joyful finale that truly lives up to its name — ‘Celebration’. Schubert’s songs, transformed by Liszt, open with lyrical warmth, before Beethoven’s radiant ‘Spring Sonata’ fills the air with freshness and vitality. Ravel’s ‘Gaspard de la Nuit’ dazzles with its shimmering colours and technical brilliance, while Bishop’s ‘Lo, here the gentle lark’ sparkles with charm. From Irving Berlin’s playful ‘I Love a Piano’ to Strauss’s glorious ‘Blue Danube’, this final concert sends you out uplifted and exhilarated, a fitting conclusion to a festival brimming with artistry and delight.

Schubert/Liszt: A selection of songs
Ludwig van Beethoven: Spring Sonata
Maurice Ravel: Gaspard de la Nuit
Henry Bishop: Lo, here the gentle lark
Irving Berlin: I Love a Piano
Johann Strauss II: The Beautiful Blue Danube