REPERTOIRE

 

Over his long career, Leslie Howard has performed a vast array of solo piano music, including the complete works of Beethoven and Liszt, all the major Russian literature, and a very broad range of classical, Romantic and 20th century works moving far beyond the standard concert repertory.  He has participated in hundreds of recitals of chamber music and song, and has kept his hand in with conducting and occasional organ-playing (sadly letting slip his work on the oboe!).  His solo programmes have always been renowned for a nice balance between familiar masterpieces and things adventurous, striking and thought-provoking.

 

CURRENT CONCERTO REPERTOIRE

 

BEETHOVEN

            Concerto no. 4 in G major, opus 58

            Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, opus 73

            Concerto in C major for piano, violin and cello, opus 56

BRAHMS

            Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, opus 83

DVOŘÁK

            Concerto in G minor, opus 33

GRIEG

            Concerto in A minor, opus 16

LISZT

            Malédiction, S121

            De Profundis - Psaume instrumental, S121a

            Fantasie über ungarische Volksmelodien, S123

            Concerto no. 1 in E flat major , S124

            Concerto no. 2 in A major, S125

            Totentanz, S126

            Hexaméron, S365b

MOZART

            Concerto in E flat major, KV449

            Concerto in F major, KV459

            Concerto in B flat major, KV595

RAKHMANINOV

            Concerto no. 1 in F sharp minor, opus 1

            Concerto no. 2 in C minor, opus 18

            Concerto no. 3 in D minor, opus 30

            Concerto no. 4 in G minor, opus 40

            Rapsodie sur un thème de Paganini, opus 43

RUBINSTEIN

            Concerto no. 4 in D minor, opus 76

SCHUMANN

            Concerto in A minor, opus 54

SHOSTAKOVICH

            Concerto no. 1 in C minor, opus 35

TCHAIKOVSKY

            Concerto no. 2 in G major, opus 44