PIANIST Lucy Parham along with narrators Dame Harriet Walter and Guy Paul will chronicle the romantic life of Chopin in a concert with a difference.

Nocturne – The Romantic Life of Frédéric Chopin will be at Dorchester Corn Exchange on Sunday October 22.

Scripted and adapted from letters and diaries, Nocturne chronicles the romantic life of one the greatest and most popular composers for solo piano – Frédéric Chopin.

The narrative follows his turbulent relationship with the controversial literary figure George Sand, their time together in Majorca, his fragile health and his ultimate demise in poverty in Paris at the age of 39. The readings are interspersed with some of his most loved and poignant compositions.

Acknowledged as one of Britain’s finest pianists, Lucy Parham applies her sensitivity and imagination not only to concertos and recitals, but also to portraits in words and music of such composers as Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy and Rachmaninoff.

Dame Harriet Walter has been much loved for many years on both stage and screen, most recently on television as Clementine Churchill in the Netflix series The Crown (2016). Dame Harriet Walter is joined on stage by her husband Guy Paul, an American actor most recently seen in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016).

Contact Dorchester Arts box office for tickets or see dorchesterarts.org.uk.