Stewart Goodyear

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. Mr. Goodyear has performed with, and has been commissioned by, many of the major orchestras and chamber music organizations around the world.

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 works for violinist Miranda Cuckson, cellist Inbal Segev, the Penderecki String Quartet, the Horszowski Trio, the Honens Piano Competition and the Chineke! Foundation. Mr. Goodyear made his BBC Proms debut performing “Callaloo” with the Chineke! Orchestra under Andrew Grams in the fall 2024.

Mr. Goodyear’s discography includes the complete sonatas and piano concertos of Beethoven, as well as concertos by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Rachmaninov, and Prokofiev, an album of Ravel piano works, and an album, entitled “For Glenn Gould”, which combines repertoire from Mr. Gould’s US and Montreal debuts. His recordings have been released on the Naxos, Marquis Classics, Orchid Classics, Bright Shiny Things and Steinway and Sons labels. Mr. Goodyear released his recording of Mendelssohn and Schumann concertos, with two of his original compositions, on Orchid Classics in February 2025.

Highlights for the 2025-26 season are his performances at the Rheingau Musik Festival, the Stratford Music Festival, and performances with the St. Louis, Winnipeg and Virginia Symphonies, and A Far Cry in Boston. He will also perform in recital on the Eastman Piano Series, and the Gilmore Piano Festival.

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