Angela Hewitt

Angela Hewitt piano Beethoven Piano Sonata No.19, Op.49 No.1 Beethoven Piano Sonata No.20, Op.49 No.2 Beethoven Piano Sonata No.17, Op.31 No.2, ‘The Tempest’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No.8, Op.13, ‘Pathétique’ Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31, Op.110 Celebrated pianist Angela Hewitt, a longtime International Concert Series favourite, continues our Beethoven anniversary celebrations with a deep dive into the composer’s peerless music for solo piano. Hewitt’s Beethoven sonata cycle has won huge acclaim from critics and audiences, and she’s chosen a mouthwatering selection for tonight’s concert. The pocket-sized pair of Opus 49 sonatas lead into two of Beethoven’s most famous creations – the stormy ‘Tempest’ and the canonical ‘Pathétique’, which features one of the composer’s most beautiful slow movements. We end near the end, with the penultimate of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas – the deeply personal Opus 110. Described by Hewitt as ‘music of great tenderness’, it’s a suitably powerful conclusion to this don’t-miss recital.