Ashley Wass piano

BEETHOVEN Sonata in E major Op 109
ALEXEY SHOR Piano Sonata
BACH Partita No 1 in B flat major
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue No 24 in D minor

Director of Music at Yehudi Menuhin School, British pianist Ashley Wass presents a recital which traverses the centuries. From the intimacy of Bach to the sublime spiritualism of Beethoven’s late piano sonatas, the programme also includes Alexey Shor’s Piano Sonata which is expertly crafted, highly communicative and deeply moving. This recital concludes with Shostakovich’s towering monument of 20th Century piano music.