Llŷr Williams – pianist
Welsh pianist Llŷr Williams is widely admired for his profound musical intelligence, and for the expressive and communicative nature of his interpretations. An acclaimed performer of Beethoven, he has several complete sonata cycles under his belt, most recently at Wigmore Hall and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, as well as a Concerto cycle with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. His acclaimed Beethoven cycle from Wigmore Hall was released as a 12-CD Box set, Beethoven Unbound on Signum Records in 2017
Highlights of 2018-19 include the continuation of a 5-recital exploration of the late works of Schubert in Cardiff, return invitations to Wigmore Hall and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the opening recital of the Southbank Centre’s International Piano Series and Williams’ Canadian debut at Salle Bourgie in Montreal
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Nicolas Papageorgiou (Artist Manager)
Contact:
Victoria Rowsell (Managing Director)
Nicolas Papageorgiou (Artist Manager)
Videos
Beethoven: Piano Sonata no.32, in C minor, op.111
(RWCMD, May 2017)
00:00 Maestoso – Allegro con brio ed appassionato
09:20 Arietta: Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
(RWCMD, May 2017)
00:00 Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
07:20 Allegro molto
09:48 Adagio, ma non troppo
(RWCMD, May 2017)
00:00 Vivace ma non troppo
04:10 Prestissimo
06:50 Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Liszt/Verdi
(St Gerorge’s Hall Liverpool, 2013)
00:00 Rigoletto: Paraphrase de concert S434/R267
08:10 Il Trovatore: Miserere S433/R266