Llŷr Williams, piano

Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 7:30 pm
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center

300 South Broad Street Learn More

$30.00 per ticket

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About This Performance

Llŷr Williams performs in place of Ingrid Fliter, who was forced to cancel her U.S. tour. Tickets to Ingrid Fliter’s recital will gain you entrance to Llŷr Williams’s program.

“Williams is one in a procession of outstandingly talented pianists who have emerged from Great Britain in recent decades… the sound this Welshman creates has an irresistible singing quality like no one else’s,” wrote a Washington Post critic of Llŷr Williams’s recent D.C. recital. An acclaimed performer of Beethoven, he presents a program of five sonatas, including the passionate and powerful Tempest, in his Philadelphia recital debut.

Beethoven: Sonata in F Minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Beethoven: Sonata in G Major, Op. 49, No. 2
Beethoven: Sonata in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
Beethoven: Sonata in D Minor, Op. 31, No. 2, Tempest
Beethoven: Sonata in E-flat Major, Op. 31, No. 3

The Artist(s)

Llŷr Williams, piano
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.… Read More

Videos
Llŷr Williams plays BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no.30, in E major, op.109
Llŷr Williams plays BEETHOVEN: Piano Sonata no.32, in C minor, op.111
WHAT YOU'LL HEAR
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Pre-Concert Lecture

With David Dubal at 6:30 pm