Stewart Goodyear Piano Recital

Piano Recital

Stewart Goodyear Piano Recital

Oct 6
Sunday
3 PM
Century II Concert Hall Stage

featuring Stewart Goodyear, Piano

Combine a superb Steinway Concert Grand, a world-class concert pianist, and an intimate performance space with the audience gathered around the piano onstage, and you get a recital featuring pianist Stewart Goodyear.

Pianist Stewart Goodyear returns to the Century II Concert Hall Stage in Wichita for a solo recital. His program includes a Partita by Johann Sebastian Bach, Beethoven’s familiar Moonlight Sonata, Chopin’s popular Third Ballade, and Prokofiev’s thrilling Seventh Sonata. A composer in his own right, Goodyear also performs his Rhapsody.

All tickets include a post-concert reception in the Concert Hall Lobby following the performance.

Stewart Goodyear was on hand for the Symphony’s piano selection at the Steinway factory on Long Island in New York City to advise Music Director Daniel Hege on the best piano for our large Concert Hall.

Seating for this performance is first-come-first-serve general admission.

 

J.S. BACH Partita No. 5 in G Major, MWV 829
STEWART GOODYEAR Rhapsody
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 14, "Moonlight"
FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
SERGEI PROKOFIEV Sonata No. 7 in B-flat Major, Op. 83

Approximate Runtime: 1 hour
(with reception to follow)

Sponsored by
RUSS AND HELEN MEYER

Stewart Goodyear

About Pianist Stewart Goodyear

Fifth appearance with the Wichita Symphony
Proclaimed "a phenomenon" by the Los Angeles Times and "one of the best pianists of his generation" by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished young pianist as a concerto soloist, chamber musician, recitalist and composer. Mr. Goodyear began his training at The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, received his bachelor's degree from Curtis Institute of Music, and completed his master's at The Juilliard School. Known as an improviser and composer, he has been commissioned by orchestras and chamber music organizations, and performs his own solo works.  Mr. Goodyear has performed with major orchestras of the world , including the Philadelphia Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, plus many more. To learn more about Stewart Goodyear, visit stewartgoodyearpiano.com.

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