Proclaimed “a phenomenon” by the Los Angeles Times and “one of the best pianists of his generation” by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Stewart Goodyear is an accomplished concert pianist, improviser and composer.

Friday, October 3, 2025
7:30 PM
*Robertson-Wesley United Church
10209 123 St. NW Edmonton, AB [directions]
*Free street parking is located along 123 St and 102 Ave. Additional free parking is located in the R-W parking lot north of the building (limited space).
Last year, Orchid Classics released Mr. Goodyear’s recording of his suite for piano and orchestra, “Callaloo” and his piano sonata. His recent commissions include an orchestral work for the Chineke! Orchestra, his Piano Quintet for the Penderecki String Quartet, and a piano work for the Honens Piano Competition. His suite for solo violin, “Solo” was recorded by violinist Miranda Cuckson on the Urlicht Audiovisual label, and his work for cello and piano, “The Kapak” was recording by cellist Inbal Segev on the Avie Records label.
Highlights for the 2024-25 season are his performances at the BBC Proms with the Chineke! Orchestra, his return to the Phillips Collection (Washington D.C.), and performances with the Vancouver and Toronto Symphonies, the Indianapolis Symphony, the Rochester Philharmonic, Frankfurt Museumgesellschaft, and A Far Cry in Boston.
For this concert, Mr. Goodyear will present an exciting program pairing his own dazzling works with three of Beethoven’s most celebrated sonatas.
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 17 in D minor “Tempest,” op. 31, no. 2
- Largo – Allegro
- Adagio
- Allegretto
Stewart Goodyear (b. 1978)
Rhapsody
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor “Moonlight,” op. 27, no. 2
- Adagio sostenuto
- Allegretto
- Presto agitato
Stewart Goodyear (b. 1978)
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Andante favori in F Major, WoO 57
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Sonata No. 23 in F minor “Appassionata,” op. 57
- Allegro assai
- Andante con moto
- Allegro ma non troppo – Presto