HAYDN Sonata in G major Hob. XVI/40
SCHUBERT Sonata in C minor D958
SCHUMANN ‘Abegg’ Variations Op.1
HANS GÁL Three Sketches Op.7 (1910)
BRAHMS 4 Klavierstücke Op.119
CHOPIN Polonaise-Fantasie Op.61
Leon McCawley
Thursday 11thJuly, 7.30pm
Leon McCawley has been praised for the purity of his lyrical and heartfelt playing and boasts an impressive discography that has established him as a pianist of great integrity and variety, bringing freshness and vitality to classical, romantic and 20th century repertoire. In tonight’s programme, Leon McCawley contrasts and interweaves early and late works of great keyboard composers with a plethora of repertoire for every palette. The evening also includes the first piano work of the Viennese emigré composer Hans Gál (1890-1987) whose complete piano music McCawley has championed and recorded.
6.30pm Pre-concert Talk – FREE