Artists
- Leon McCawleypiano
- Date
- Tue 01 Mar 2016, 7.30pm
- Duration
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval
- Availability
Programme
- Joseph Haydn1732-1809
- Piano Sonata in C HXVI 50
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- 10 Preludes Op. 23:
- Prelude in D No. 3
- Prelude in D No. 4
- Prelude in G No. 5
- Felix Mendelssohn1809-1847
- Variations sérieuses in D minor Op. 54
Interval
- Fryderyk Chopin1810-1849
- 24 Preludes Op. 28
Encore
- Sergey Rachmaninov1873-1943
- 13 Preludes Op. 32:
- Prelude in G No. 5
Overview
Leon McCawley’s lyrical, crystalline playing andexpressive daring draw from a teaching pedigreethat reaches back to Leopold Godowsky and ArturSchnabel.
The British pianist, recently acclaimed bythe Washington Post for his ‘erudition, imaginationand fastidiousness’, presents works by Rachmaninovin close proximity to Haydn and Mendelssohn,creating an unusual context in which to contemplatetheir passionate and reflective qualities.