Angela Hewitt

We welcome back to Rhosygilwen one of the world’s leading concert pianists, Angela Hewitt. She has appeared in recital and as soloist with major orchestras throughout Europe, the Americas, Australia, and Asia. Her interpretations of the music of J.S. Bach have established her as one of the composer’s foremost interpreters of our time.

Born in 1958 into a musical family (the daughter of the Cathedral organist and choirmaster in Ottawa, Canada), Angela began her piano studies age three, performed in public at four and a year later won her first scholarship. In her formative years, she also studied classical ballet, violin, and recorder. From 1963-73 she studied at Toronto’s Royal Conservatory of Music with Earle Moss and Myrtle Guerrero, after which she completed her Bachelor of Music in Performance at the University of Ottawa in the class of French pianist Jean-Paul Sévilla, graduating at the age of 18. She was a prizewinner in numerous piano competitions in Europe, Canada, and the USA, but it was her triumph in the 1985 Toronto International Bach Piano Competition, held in memory of Glenn Gould, that truly launched her international career. Tickets £25

PROGRAMME

BACH: Toccata in C minor, BWV 911

BACH: French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816

BACH: Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, BWV 903

Interval

BACH: Overture in the French Style, BWV 831

BACH: Italian Concerto BWV 971

There will be a preconcert supper in the Orangery by chef Guy Morris 6-7pm. £19.50 for  2 courses  Book by emailing

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