Details
Stapleford Granary
Bury Road
Stapleford
Cambridgeshire
CB22 5BP
England
Programme
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Fantasia in D minor, K.397/385g
Robert Schumann – Gesänge der Frühe, Op.133
Bill Evans – Peace Piece
Thomas Tomkins – A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
Franz Schubert – Piano Sonata no.19 in C minor, D.958
Performers
Cordelia Williams – piano
Programme Note
CORDELIA WILLIAMS CLASSICAL PIANO CONCERT
Friday 9 September | 7:45pm
Doors & bar 6:45pm | Concert 7:45pm, ends 9:00pm, no interval
Tickets £22 / £11 (under 25) Box Office 01223 849004 and online at Cordelia Williams (staplefordgranary.org.uk)
Cordelia Williams, piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Fantasia in D minor, K397
Franz Schubert - Sonata in C minor, D958
Thomas Tomkins - A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times
Bill Evans - Peace Piece
Robert Schumann - Songs of Dawn, op 133
'Consummate artistry… touching real greatness'
- MusicWeb International
Cordelia Williams is recognised for the poetry and conviction of her playing and the depth and maturity of her interpretations. She has performed all over the world, including concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as recitals at Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall and Beijing Concert Hall. Her recordings of Schubert, Schumann, Bach and Arvo Pärt have been highly acclaimed: 'Schumann’s 21st- century interpreter and soul-mate': 'a superb concept… brilliantly realised'. Her 2021 album Nightlight received rave reviews across the board and was awarded Critics' Choice (International Piano) and Recording of the Year (MusicWeb International).
Cordelia's programme for the Granary takes inspiration from her Nightlight album. Spanning four centuries, from Thomas Tomkins’ melancholic A Sad Pavan for These Distracted Times to jazz virtuoso Bill Evans’ exquisitely hypnotic Peace Piece, the recital moves from the dark, conflicting moods of Schubert's late C minor Sonata to waking hopes for a new day in what Williams describes as 'the shimmering hope, glory just beyond the horizon' of Schumann’s Songs of Dawn.
