THE SITTINGBOURNE MUSIC SOCIETY 
in association with The 2008 Swale Festival
PIANO LEGEND JOHN LILL
visits Sittingbourne for the first time
Possibly the best-known pianist to come from Britain, John Lill was discovered, and his youthful genius supported, by William and Jean Lloyd Webber, the parents of Andrew and Julian. He has repaid their belief in him by a career which has carried him across the world, as a renowned piano virtuoso, possessed of formidable technique. Since winning the world-famous Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1970 – an achievement which first put his career on the map - he has played with all the world’s great orchestras and conductors, and made classic recordings of all the Beethoven and Prokofiev piano sonatas, as well as the Beethoven and Rachmaninov complete concertos.
He visits Sittingbourne for the first time, at the invitation of the Sittingbourne Music Society, in association with the Swale Festival, for which he gives the Opening Concert. His richly rewarding programme includes Mozart’s Fantasia in C minor, K475, one of his most powerful piano compositions, Beethoven’s inspiring Sonata in E flat, Op 27, No 1, and the glorious Variations on a theme of Handel by Brahms, together with popular and colourful works by Rachmaninov and Liszt.
DON’T MISS THIS INSPIRING EVENING!
The John Lill piano recital takes place on FRIDAY 4th JULY at the WYVERN HALL, Swallows Leisure Centre, Central Avenue, Sittingbourne, beginning at 7.45 pm..
Tickets cost £12 (£1 for under 18s) and may be purchased from Swade Music, Roman Square, Sittingbourne, or at the door. They can also be obtained by post from our Membership Secretary, Jeane Holmes, 106 College Road, Sittingbourne, Kent ME10 1LQ. Tel: 01795 423 589. Please enclose cheque made out to Sittingbourne Music Society, and a stamped, addressed envelope.
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(In unavoidable circumstances, the Society reserves the right to change artists or programmes]
