Music in Peebles: Leon McCawley: Piano sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert at Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles on Tuesday 2nd October 2018

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Music in Peebles: Leon McCawley

Piano sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert

Part of the Music in Peebles 2018/19 Season

Add to my Calendar 02-10-2018 19:30 02-10-2018 21:30 36 Music in Peebles: Leon McCawley Leon McCawley found early fame through success in the BBC Young Musician Competition (piano winner, 1990), the Leeds International Piano Competition (2nd prize, 1993) and the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna (1st prize, 1993). Now one of the UK’s foremost pianists, his performances and extensive recordings of Classical, Romantic and 20th century works have won worldwide praise. For this recital, Leon McCawley has chosen three of the greatest works in the entire repertoire, written within six years of each other by two of the greatest composers ever to write for the piano. The two Beethoven sonatas are among his most profound and have a definite valedictory quality, while the Schubert specialist Imogen Cooper has described D.894 as ‘one of the rare completely serene sonatas that Schubert wrote’. Leon McCawley’s renowned, thoughtful approach is ideally suited to these towering masterpieces. For full details, please visit the Music in Peebles website. “an exemplary piano soloist with commanding technical authority and a shining, enriched tone”  (The Guardian) Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre
Eastgate
Peebles
Scottish Borders
EH45 8AD
Scotland

Tuesday 2nd October 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.30 in E major, Op.109
Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano Sonata no.31 in A flat major, Op.110
~ Interval ~
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata no.18 in G major, D.894

Performers

Leon McCawley – piano

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Programme Note

Leon McCawley found early fame through success in the BBC Young Musician Competition (piano winner, 1990), the Leeds International Piano Competition (2nd prize, 1993) and the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna (1st prize, 1993). Now one of the UK’s foremost pianists, his performances and extensive recordings of Classical, Romantic and 20th century works have won worldwide praise.

For this recital, Leon McCawley has chosen three of the greatest works in the entire repertoire, written within six years of each other by two of the greatest composers ever to write for the piano. The two Beethoven sonatas are among his most profound and have a definite valedictory quality, while the Schubert specialist Imogen Cooper has described D.894 as ‘one of the rare completely serene sonatas that Schubert wrote’.

Leon McCawley’s renowned, thoughtful approach is ideally suited to these towering masterpieces.

For full details, please visit the Music in Peebles website .

“an exemplary piano soloist with commanding technical authority and a shining, enriched tone” (The Guardian)

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