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Sonata is the straightforward, simple title of Thomas Larcher’s new piano solo work. But Larcher’s music is never simple or straightforward, especially when performed by British master pianist and Beethoven specialist Paul Lewis. The Times has hailed Larcher’s communicative and compelling music as ‘one of this century’s wonders’. Besides Larcher, Lewis also plays classical sonatas by Beethoven and Schubert, as well as Brahm’s dreamy, wistful Three Intermezzi.
Paul Lewis, the son of a Liverpool dockworker, was captivated by Beethoven’s music as an eight-year-old. The legendary Austrian pianist Alfred Brendel – a compatriot of Larcher’s – is his great inspiration, mentor and teacher. It was from Brendel that Lewis learned that you are a musician first and foremost, and only then a pianist. Lewis has previously premiered works for solo piano by Larcher. NRC wrote about his debut at the Muziekgebouw in 2017: ‘A stunning display of cutting-edge piano virtuosity.’
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Paul Lewis Biography
Paul Lewis is one of the foremost interpreters of the Central European piano repertoire, his performances and recordings of Beethoven and Schubert receiving universal critical acclaim. He was awarded CBE for his services to music, and the sincerity and depth of his musical approach have won him fans around the world.
With a natural affinity for Beethoven, Lewis took part in the BBC’s three-part documentary Being Beethoven and performed a concerto cycle at Tanglewood in summer 2022. He has performed the cycle all over the world, and was the first pianist to play the complete cycle in a single season at the BBC Proms in 2010.
Between 2022 and 2024, Lewis embarked on a Schubert Piano Sonata Series, presenting the completed sonatas from the last 12 years of Schubert’s life at venues around the world. The cycle continues into 2025, when he will also give the premiere of a new Piano Sonata by Thomas Larcher.
In chamber music, he works closely with tenor Mark Padmore in lied recitals around the world – they have recorded three Schubert song cycles together – and he is co-Artistic Director of Midsummer Music, an annual chamber music festival held in Buckinghamshire, UK.
Read MoreWith a natural affinity for Beethoven, Lewis took part in the BBC’s three-part documentary Being Beethoven and performed a concerto cycle at Tanglewood in summer 2022. He has performed the cycle all over the world, and was the first pianist to play the complete cycle in a single season at the BBC Proms in 2010.
Between 2022 and 2024, Lewis embarked on a Schubert Piano Sonata Series, presenting the completed sonatas from the last 12 years of Schubert’s life at venues around the world. The cycle continues into 2025, when he will also give the premiere of a new Piano Sonata by Thomas Larcher.
In chamber music, he works closely with tenor Mark Padmore in lied recitals around the world – they have recorded three Schubert song cycles together – and he is co-Artistic Director of Midsummer Music, an annual chamber music festival held in Buckinghamshire, UK.
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