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Piano Day
We had a very successful Piano Day at Bangor University in mid-November with over 100 performances by pianist of all standard and ages. The esteemed pianists Emyr Roberts, Evgenia Startseva and Gareth Owen gave constructive feed-back to all performers. We had a very...
William Mathias Piano Tutors Concert
In early November, eight piano tutors from Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias joined international concert pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, Artistic Director of the Wales International Piano Festival, for a special concert to raise money to sponsor a competition prize at next...
Music teachers hit the high note in festival fundraiser
Music tutors from a highly acclaimed music centre in Wales will see the tables turned next month when they perform in front of an audience packed with students as part of a festival fundraiser. International concert pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones will be joined by a...
Results of the Piano Festival Competitions in 2016
Following four days of competitions, concerts and workshops the Wales International Piano Festival came to a close on a high note on Monday evening (2nd May) with Belgian pianist Yulia Vershinina being named the winner of the Senior Piano Solo Competition. Yulia who...
WIPF 2016: Peter Donohoe in recital and the world premiere of a new work by Paul Mealor
The Wales International Piano Festival will be held from 29 April - 2 May 2016 at Galeri, the iconic arts centre in Caernarfon. This year’s festival has a new Director, pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones and is the third festival to be presented by Canolfan Gerdd William...
Piano Roadshow: New festival director hits the road with his red piano
On Wednesday 6 April 2016, the new artistic director of the Wales International Piano Festival, pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones took to the road for a series of impromptu performances in North West Wales. Armed with a brilliant red piano supplied by Pianos Cymru and with...