Budleigh Past and Present

John Lill will play Sonata in F K332 Mozart Sonata in C major Opus 53 (Waldstein) Beethoven Ballade No 4 in F minor Opus 52 Chopin Variations and Fugue on a theme of Handel Opus 24 Brahms John Lill, photo by Sophie Baker Arguably Britain's most well known pianist who has recently celebrated his 60th birthday with a series of concerts throughout the UK, John Lill first came to international attention when he won the coveted Tchaikovsky award in Moscow in 1970. Known for his aristocratic interpretations of Beethoven and the great masters of the nineteenth and twentieth century piano repertoire, he performs all over the world and was awarded a CBE in the 2005 New Year's Honours List, having been awarded the OBE in 1977. John Lill's concert career spans over fifty years. His rare talent emerged at an early age - he gave his first piano recital at the age of nine. At eighteen he performed Rachmaninov's 3rd Piano Concerto under Sir Adrian Boult, followed by his much-acclaimed...