The Beethoven Sonatas

Following its acclaimed debut in 2024, the prestigious Edinburgh International Royal Mile Piano Series returns with a complete cycle of Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas, performed across the 2025–26 season. Showcasing exceptional talent from leading UK and international pianists, each recital offers a unique perspective on some of the most profound and beloved works in the piano repertoire.

Set against the magnificent backdrop of St Giles’ Cathedral — illuminated by candlelight and enhanced by a newly installed Steinway grand piano — these concerts promise an unforgettable musical experience at the heart of Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile.

Featuring
 Magdalene Ho (piano)

Programme
Beethoven -  No. 12 in A-flat major, Op. 26
Schubert - Piano Sonata in A major D959

About Magdalene Ho
Born in California but growing up in Malaysia, Magdalene Ho started piano lesson at age 4; though neither of her parents played, they loved music deeply, and her father wanted her to learn. Five years later—at the age of 9—she moved to the United Kingdom on a full scholarship to The Purcell School, where she studied from 2013 to 2022 with Patsy Toh, whom she calls her great inspiration and role model. Magdalene is currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree at the Royal College of Music with Dmitri Alexeev, also on a full scholarship. 
In 2023, Magdalene garnered international recognition with a first-prize win at the Clara Haskil Competition in Switzerland, also taking home three special awards. In 2023 and 2024, she won a pair of RCM competition, the latter of which landed her on radar of International Piano magazine, who named her “One to Watch;” this was followed by becoming the first female winner of the International German Piano Award in November. In recent years, she has played with the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, SWR Symphonieorchester, Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra, and Accademia della Scala Orchestra. She performs chamber music with cellists Daniel Müller-Schott and Marc Coppey, pianist Simon Trpceski, and others, and has appeared in concerts throughout Europe.