Paul Lewis
Acknowledged as one of the great pianists of our time, Paul Lewis has been a regular visitor to Turner Sims for more than a quarter of a century.
His celebratory recital as part of our 50th anniversary year features music by three composers with whom he is synonymous. Mozart’s popular work, and the three pieces which Brahms described as ‘lullabies of my sorrows’ come between sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert. Robert Schumann hailed Schubert’s sonata as “most perfect in form and conception.”
Change of programme
We are very fortunate that in spite of a recent road accident – which caused a hairline fracture in one of his vertebrae – Paul Lewis is still able to perform for us this evening at Turner Sims. The injury has, unfortunately, compromised his practice and preparation time. This means that he is unable to perform the recital programme as originally planned and will now play Schubert’s Sonata in G, D 894 instead of Beethoven’s Sonata Op 111.
Total fidelity to the music’s structure and inner spirit, and an emotional response that never suffocates or distorts.
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Tickets
- Band A £34 (£30.60 Friends)
- Band B £30 (£27 Friends)
- Band C £18 (£16.20 Friends)
- Students and Under 18s: £10
- School groups: £7.50
Ticket prices vary by seating location
Programme
Beethoven Piano Sonata in C minor, Op 10 No 1
Mozart Piano Sonata in C, K330
Interval
Brahms 3 Intermezzi, Op 117
Schubert Piano Sonata No 18 in G, D 894
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