Leon McCawley

Leon McCawley

Saturday, 3 September 2022, 7.30pm

“One of today’s most impeccably musical pianists.” International Piano, January/February 2021

PROGRAMME

Bach: Italian Concerto BWV 971

Beethoven: Sonata in E minor Op. 90

Mozart: Sonata in F major K332

Interval

Schubert: Sonata in B flat major D960

About Leon McCawley:
Praised for his unfailingly communicative playing, British pianist Leon McCawley has been delighting audiences worldwide since winning first prize in the 1993 International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and second prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition the same year. His many concert performances and extensive discography have established him as a pianist of great integrity and variety, bringing freshness and vitality to Classical, Romantic and 20th century repertoire.

As a concerto soloist, Leon performs with many leading British orchestras including the BBC Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Scottish National and Ulster Orchestras, Bournemouth and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras and Royal Northern Sinfonia. He made his sixth appearance at the BBC Proms in August 2019 performing John Ireland’s Piano Concerto with BBC Concert Orchestra/Bramwell Tovey which was televised on BBC4. Further afield, McCawley has made concerto appearances with, amongst others, Cincinnati, Dallas, Fort Worth, RTÉ National and St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestras, Malaysian and Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestras, Philadelphia Orchestra and Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias and has worked with conductors such as Hans Graf, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Domingo Hindoyan, Andrew Litton, Kurt Masur, Rossen Milanov and Sakari Oramo.

Supported by Lottery Project Funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

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Chopin Prelude No. 15 'Raindrop' Op. 28 | Leon McCawley piano

Published by Portico Ards on 30 May 2022

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