Edgar Allan Poe’s Ghost Stories x Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

Join Moonlight Concerts for a terrifying night as horror novelist Edgar Allan Poe 'resurrects' his spine-tingling ghost stories - with haunting live piano!

About Edgar Allan Poe’s Ghost Stories x Moonlight Sonata by Candlelight

	31st October 2025
	7pm - 8pm
	St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum 50 Niddry Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LG
	£5.58 - £43.51
	Visit the event website here

Listed Under Halloween Events / Music Events / Nights Out Events / Theatre Events

Moonlight Concerts return to the oldest concert Hall in Scotland with a musical show inspired by Halloween!!!

Usher Hall and Sir Yehudi Menuhin's Live Music Now! emerging artist and pianist Matthew Shiel collaborates with acclaimed Scottish author Alastair Sim and acclaimed Chinese Disney illustrator Emma Yitong Shen as they collaborate on a new show inspired by the greatest ghost storyteller who ever lived, Edgar Allan Poe. His presence and words are accompanied by the most horrifying piano music ever composed and an original new ghost story conceived by tonight's author himself!

Concludes with a performance of Beethoven's gothic masterpiece - Moonlight Sonata by atmospheric candlelight – to create a simultaneously thrilling and terrifying storytelling experience designed to seduce your senses - and lure you away to 'nevermore...'

PROGRAMME:

Funeral March (Op. 35) - Chopin

Piano Sonata Op. 27, No. 2 in C# minor - 'Moonlight Sonata' - Beethoven

Lacrimosa from Mozart's Requiem - Thalberg

Flight of the Bumblebee - Rimsky-Korsakov (arranged - Rachmaninoff)

Funeral March of a Marionette (Theme from 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents') - Gounod

Parental guidance advised - under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.

Following their 5***** and sold-out shows in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe,

"a most enchanting concert" (5***** Edinburgh Guide)

"A ripping good yarn. Sim and Shiel both are masters of their crafts." (5***** Binge Fringe Magazine)

"profound" (5***** Corr Blimey)

"exhilarating hour of music - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!" (Fringe Review)

Where possible we will update our listings to notify of cancelled, postponed and rescheduled events, however we STRONGLY ADVISE that you check with the venue/organiser in the first instance for updates.

All information (whether in text or photographs) is supplied in good faith but should not be relied upon as being a statement of representation or fact.

GOT AN EVENT TO SHARE? It's free to post your events on What's On Edinburgh, click here to find out more!

Want to be the first to hear about what's happening in Edinburgh? Just hit 'Like' on our Facebook page, join the What's On Scotland Facebook Group and 'Follow' on our Twitter account and you're all set!

Other Events at St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum

Music

Halloween Double Bill: A Candlelight Night at the Haunted Opera

31st October 2025

St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, Edinburgh Old Town

Enjoy 2 thrilling shows at a discount price when Moonlight Concerts return to the oldest concert Hall in Scotland with a musical double bill inspired by Halloween!

Music

Gaston Leroux’s The Phantom of the Opera

31st October 2025

St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, Edinburgh Old Town

The Phantom returns this Halloween with The Phantom of the Opera, the greatest ghost story ever told, at St Cecilias Hall!

Family and Kids

Fireflies for Peace - Free Kids Music Workshop

1st November 2025

St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, Edinburgh Old Town

Calling all kids aged 8–14! Join Firefly International for a one-day music and peace workshop on Saturday 1st November at St Cecilia's Hall!

Music

Peace in Progress - Concert

1st November 2025

St Cecilias Hall: Concert Room & Music Museum, Edinburgh Old Town

Join us for a special evening of music, storytelling and hope in Edinburgh as Firefly celebrates 30 years of overcoming boundaries through friendship, education, and the arts!