Strand International Piano Series | Sam Haywood at St Mary Le Strand Church, London on Friday 14th April 2023

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Strand International Piano Series | Sam Haywood

Part of the Strand International Piano Series 2023

Add to my Calendar 14-04-2023 18:00 14-04-2023 20:00 36 Strand International Piano Series | Sam Haywood St Mary le Strand (The "Jewel" of the Strand) plays host to The Strand International Concert Series.  The 24 Preludes and Fugues of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book One will be performed across twelve concerts with twelve concert pianists from January to July 2023.  London's most intimate concert venue boasts stunning architecture, beautiful acoustics and a brand new Steinway concert grand piano.Sam Haywood (piano)Tickets include complimentary glass of wine£20 / £30 Full details of the Strand International Piano Series available via following link https://sips.org.uk/  About Sam HaywoodSam Haywood has performed in many of the world’s major concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus and the Wigmore Hall. The New York Times hailed his ‘‘Passionate flair and sparkling clarity’ and the Washington Post his ‘dazzling, evocative playing’. He has a special fondness for Indonesia, where he has performed and taught for many years. He embraces a wide spectrum of the piano repertoire and is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician or working with singers. He has toured extensively as a duo with American violinist Joshua Bell and also with cellist Steven Isserlis. He has composed several instrumental miniatures, including ‘The Other Side’, first performed at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. His Song of the Penguins for bassoon and piano, dedicated to Roger Birnstingl, is published by Emerson Editions. He is currently working on a commission for piano and string quartet. Passionate about early instruments, Haywood recorded a Chopin album on the composer’s own Pleyel piano, part of the Cobbe Collection, to celebrate his bicentenary in 2010. Other recordings include Stanford’s Preludes and the piano works of Julius Isserlis for Hyperion Records. For Sony he has recorded a selection of works by the child prodigy Alma Deutscher and he also features on Joshua Bell’s ‘Musical Gifts’ album. Haywood is also Artistic Director and co-founder of the Solent Music Festival, which takes place annually in the beautiful sailing town of Lymington, UK. 2022 will mark the festival’s tenth anniversary. He is currently based in Thessaloniki. St Mary Le Strand Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary Le Strand Church
Strand
The Strand
London
WC2R 1ES
England

Friday 14th April 2023
6:00 PM

Programme

Frédéric Chopin – Scherzo no.2 in B flat minor, Op.31
Clotilde Huiracocha – Inca song (arr. Sam Haywood)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in G major, BWV 860
Julius Isserlis – Moment triste
Frédéric Chopin – Barcarolle, Op.60
Jelena Poulíčková – Oriental Suite: 4th Movement
Johann Sebastian Bach – Prelude and Fugue in D minor, BWV 851
Vítězslava Kaprálová – April Preludes: selection

Performers

Sam Haywood – piano

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Programme Note

St Mary le Strand (The "Jewel" of the Strand) plays host to The Strand International Concert Series. The 24 Preludes and Fugues of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Book One will be performed across twelve concerts with twelve concert pianists from January to July 2023. London's most intimate concert venue boasts stunning architecture, beautiful acoustics and a brand new Steinway concert grand piano.

Sam Haywood (piano)

Tickets include complimentary glass of wine
£20 / £30

Full details of the Strand International Piano Series available via following link https://sips.org.uk/

About Sam Haywood

Sam Haywood has performed in many of the world’s major concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Philharmonie de Paris, Vienna Konzerthaus and the Wigmore Hall. The New York Times hailed his ‘‘Passionate flair and sparkling clarity’ and the Washington Post his ‘dazzling, evocative playing’. He has a special fondness for Indonesia, where he has performed and taught for many years. He embraces a wide spectrum of the piano repertoire and is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician or working with singers. He has toured extensively as a duo with American violinist Joshua Bell and also with cellist Steven Isserlis. He has composed several instrumental miniatures, including ‘The Other Side’, first performed at the Konzerthaus in Vienna. His Song of the Penguins for bassoon and piano, dedicated to Roger Birnstingl, is published by Emerson Editions. He is currently working on a commission for piano and string quartet.

Passionate about early instruments, Haywood recorded a Chopin album on the composer’s own Pleyel piano, part of the Cobbe Collection, to celebrate his bicentenary in 2010. Other recordings include Stanford’s Preludes and the piano works of Julius Isserlis for Hyperion Records. For Sony he has recorded a selection of works by the child prodigy Alma Deutscher and he also features on Joshua Bell’s ‘Musical Gifts’ album. Haywood is also Artistic Director and co-founder of the Solent Music Festival, which takes place annually in the beautiful sailing town of Lymington, UK. 2022 will mark the festival’s tenth anniversary. He is currently based in Thessaloniki.

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