Pianist Tyler Hay: Beethoven, Czerny and Liszt

Acclaimed pianist Tyler Hay is returning for the third time to Clare Hall with a brilliant programme. A clear favourite with our audience, he weaves a total command of the instrument with a deeply inquisitive mind, a curiosity for rare repertoire and a rare gift of communication. His programme opens with Beethoven’s lyrical Sonata Op. 78, followed by the Sonata Op. 13 of his remarkable pupil Carl Czerny. The second half moves to Liszt, whose imagination ranges here from the infernal to the celestial: the demonic Mephisto Waltz, the angelic St Francis of Assisi, and Après une lecture du Dante, with its vision of hell and paradise. This will be an evening that offers both virtuoso brilliance and the intimacy of a pianist who knows how to involve his audience in the music. Programme Beethoven: Sonata opus 78 Czerny: Sonata opus 13 Liszt: Mephisto Waltz, Legend 1, Après une lecture de Dante