Performer
Llewllyn Sánchez-Werner

Program
Haydn: Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI:50
Beethoven: Sonata in A Major, Op. 101
Schumann: Humoreske, Op. 20
Stravinsky: The Firebird, arr. Agosti

“A gifted virtuoso” (San Francisco Chronicle) with “mesmerizing artistry and extraordinary ability to communicate” (The Post-Standard), 28-year-old Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner was selected First Prize Winner of the 2022 Concert Artists Guild International Competition. Named a Gilmore Young Artist, his multi-faceted artistry has been featured in the New York Times, CBS, PBS, NPR, CNN International, Mexico News Daily, the Wall Street Journal, and WDR-Arte.

Llewellyn performed at the White House and Kennedy Center for Presidents Obama and Biden, and he received the Atlantic Council Young Global Citizen Award in recognition of his social action through music in Rwanda, Iraq, France, Canada, and the USA. Recent international performances include The Concertgebouw, CultureSummit (Abu Dhabi), the Louvre, and Grenoble Museums.

Llewellyn holds degrees from Juilliard and Yale and is a Steinhardt PhD Fellow and Adjunct Professor at NYU. Principal teachers include Eduardus Halim, Ilya Itin, Boris Berman, Yoheved Kaplinsky, Noam Sivan, and Lowell Liebermann.

The International Keyboard Institute and Festival (IKIF) is an annual event held in New York City that celebrates piano music and performance. It offers a platform for both established artists and emerging talents.

Photo Credit: Kaufman Music Center