Paul Lewis, piano

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Beloved British pianist Paul Lewis’s study of late works of Schubert is already garnering as much praise and attention as his highly acclaimed Beethoven cycle. “Faced with such excellence a mere critic can only abandon paper and pencil and listen to this heroic but deeply moving young artist with awe and amazement”—Gramophone. In this penultimate Schubert program at Middlebury, Lewis delights us with the German Dances, Piano Sonatas nos. 14 and 16 (both in A Minor), and the Allegretto in C Minor. Lewis' latest recording of Schubert's late piano works was named Gramophone magazine's "Recording of the Month" in the February 2012 issue: "Following his Beethoven immersion on record, Paul Lewis returns to Schubert, some of whose sonatas he set down a decade or so ago for Harmonia Mundi, and project left tantalisingly hanging in the air. Well, it was worth the wait. In the intervening time, he has developed into arguably the finest Schubert interpreter of his generation..." Sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series. Reserved Seating. Tickets: $25/20/6. Go to the Box Office>>