The night additionally had readings from Sophie’s most up-to-date novella What Does It Really feel Like, learn by acclaimed actress and household pal, Hermione Norris.
The live performance occurred on the 300-year outdated St George’s church, Handel’s personal church, in Hanover sq., London final Wednesday.
Ana maria Rincon, visitor soprano, ‘A Heady Combine’ organiser and long-time pal of Sophie, mentioned: “I first met Maddy (Sophie Kinsella) over thirty years in the past, after I got here to her flat to rehearse a live performance together with her fiancé Henry and Laurence Cummings.
“Over time, we’ve carried out collectively (Maddy is a supremely proficient pianist), holidayed collectively and we’re godparents to one another’s youngsters. So, after I heard of Maddy’s glioblastoma prognosis, my first thought was to organise a fundraising live performance to rejoice the facility of music, of friendship and of group – all in help of furthering analysis into this devastating sickness.
“Thanks all for coming, to lift cash and consciousness of glioblastoma, to rejoice the facility of music and friendship.”
The perfomers
Different performers included The Amici Singers, London Handel Orchestra, and the Putney Excessive Faculty Choristers, who additionally sang a chunk written by Sophie, herself a Putney Excessive alumna.
One of many visitor performances was from world-renown recorder participant, Piers Adams. Hailed by The Washington Put up as “the reigning recorder virtuoso on the earth at present”, Piers is finest often known as the entrance man of the trailblazing baroque ensemble, Purple Priest, which has given 1000’s of concert events, TV and radio broadcasts the world over, in addition to topping the UK classical album charts.
Former trustee of The Mind Tumour Charity, Berrie Norton, mentioned: “It was an incredible live performance. I liked the music. I’m a musician and I’ve by no means, ever heard recorder taking part in like we heard from Piers Adams final night time. It was completely unbelievable.”
Sophie’s newest novella, What Does it Really feel Like?, charts her character Eve’s mind tumour prognosis. Eve’s story relies on Sophie’s personal prognosis of a GBM mind tumour in 2022 and her subsequent remedy.
Sophie mentioned: “Since my glioblastoma prognosis in 2022 I’ve been surrounded by the love and help of so many pals, household and readers from world wide. I’m extremely grateful too for the great medical care I’ve acquired. Mind most cancers is an exceptionally exhausting to deal with illness and desires a lot extra analysis.”
Sophie has offered over 45 million copies of her books in additional than 60 nations, and she or he has been translated into over 40 languages. She is the writer of many primary bestsellers, together with the massively common Shopaholic sequence and The Burnout, which was revealed final October. She has additionally written seven bestselling novels as Madeleine Wickham and a number of other books for youngsters.
Dr Michele Afif, CEO of The Mind Tumour Charity, mentioned: “We’re honoured to have Maddy’s help for the very important work we do as a charity- driving change, accelerating analysis and offering help to anybody affected by a mind tumour prognosis.
“Her books and tales proceed to be liked worldwide by so many and she or he is such an inspiration to the mind tumour group. A Heady Combine was such an exquisite celebration of pals, household and music. Thanks Maddy and household, and everybody who made it so particular.”
