“My universe will be the heart and soul” declared Chopin, and even at its most entertaining, his music always has deeper, darker secrets to share. Today, Llŷr Williams enters a world where tragedy and joy balance on a knife-edge and where beauty and brilliance go hand in hand, as he brings all his “exquisite finesse” to some of Chopin’s most ambitious – and thrilling – masterpieces.

Ballade No.4 in F minor, op.52

Impromptu No.2 in F-sharp major, op.36

Impromptu No.3 in G-flat major, op.51

3 Mazurkas, op.56

Scherzo No.4 in E major, op.54

Interval

Nocturne in F minor, op.55 no.1

Nocturne in E-flat major, op.55 no.2

Piano Sonata no.3 in B minor, Op.58