Roy Howat – piano

Gabriel Fauré Barcarolle no. 6, op. 70
Edward Elgar In Smyrna
Maurice Ravel ‘Oiseaux tristes’ (from Miroirs)
Emmanuel Chabrier Ballabile; Caprice; Feuillet d’album
Maurice Ravel À la manière de Chabrier; À la manière de Borodine
Aleksandr Borodin Serenade (from Petite suite)
Claude Debussy Arabesque no. 1; ‘La fille aux cheveux de lin’ (Preludes Book 1)      
Fryderyk Chopin 4 Études from op. 10 & op. 25

Roy Howat is renowned as a pianist and scholar whose concerts, broadcasts and lectures take him worldwide. A graduate of King’s College, Cambridge, he made a special study of French music in Paris with Vlado Perlemuter, and is invited to teach and play French music at major French-speaking Conservatoires and on French radio. He is known for his lively lectures and masterclasses, and has held University posts in several countries.