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Magwyd Iwan yn Ynys Môn gan dderbyn ei addysg ym Mhrifysgol Rhydychen a’r Coleg Cerdd Brenhinol yn Llundain, lle’r enillodd sawl ysgoloriaeth a gwobr am ei berfformiadauÌýÌýa’i ysgolheictod academaidd. Mae wedi cyflwyno datganiadau unawdol yn neuaddau gyngerdd enwoca’r byd, megis Wigmore Hall, Neuadd Dewi Sant, Y TÅ· Opera yn Sydney, a’r Gewandhaus yn Leipzig.Ìý

Fel unawdydd cyngerdd, mae Iwan wedi ennill clod a pharch am ei ddehongliadau deallus o gerddoriaeth Ffrengig. Yn ddiweddar derbyniodd Iwan ysgoloriaethau oddi wrth Prifysgol Caerdydd a Phrifysgol Paris-Sorbonne i gyflawni ymchwil doethurol ar bianyddiaeth y cyfansoddwr Maurice Ravel. Mae ei recordiadau yn cynnwys casgliadau o gerddoriaeth unawdol i’r piano gan Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier, Poulenc a Messiaen (‘Portreadau Ffrengig’) ynghyd â chryno ddisg o gerddoriaeth CymraegÌýsy'n cynnwys gweithiau a gyfansoddwyd ar ei gyfer gan Alun Hoddinott , John Metcalf , Richard Elfyn Jones, Pwyll ap Sion a Syr Karl Jenkins.

Derbyniodd gryn ganmoliaeth am ei ddisg ‘Caneuon heb eiriau’, sef casgliad o ganeuon adnabyddus Cymraeg, wedi’u trefnu a’u perfformio gan Iwan, a gyhoeddwyd yn 2011. Fe fydd cryno ddisg o berfformiadau byw o weithiau Frédéric Chopin yn cael ei rhyddhau yn 2017 ynghyd â’r recordiad cyntaf o drefniant Iwan o’r Consierto Op. 11 ar gyfer piano unawdol. Mae Iwan wedi derbyn sawl anrhydedd gan gynnwys Gwobr Syr Geraint Evans er clod am ei gyfraniad sylweddol i gerddoriaeth yng Nghymru, Ysgoloriaeth Cymry Creadigol gan y Cyngor Celfyddydau, Llywyddiaeth Ymddiriedolaeth Gerdd Ynys Môn ac Is-lywyddiaeth Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias. Yn 2016 Iwan oedd Cyfarwyddwr Gŵyl Biano Ryngwladol Cymru a gynhaliwyd yn Galeri Caernarfon.

Yn dilyn astudiaethau doethurol ar bianyddiaeth Maurice Ravel ym Mhrifysgol Caerdydd a’r Université de Paris-Sorbonne fe dderbyniodd Iwan radd doethur mewn perfformio a cherddoreg ac fe’i apointiwyd fel Cyfarwyddwr Perfformio ym Mhrifysgol Bangor. Yn Hydref 2018 bu’n ymweld a Tseina i roi cyfres o gyngherddau a dosbarthiadau meistr yn Beijing, Shanghai a Guangzhou.

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• Profesiynol: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  Higher Education Academy, 2021
• Profesiynol: Associate of the Higher Education Academy (AHEA)
  2018
• PhD
  School of Healthcare Sciences, Cardiff University, 2016
• MA: Diploma Perfformio Uwch
  Royal College of Music, 1984
• BA: BA mewn Cerddoriaeth
  University of Oxford, 1981
• Profesiynol: LRAM
  Royal Academy of Music, 1977

I convene and teach all undergraduate and postgraduate Solo and Ensemble Performance Modules.

UG Historical Topics include:

'Musical Theatre'

'Contemporary Welsh Chamber Music'

'French music 1880-1945'

2024

• Faure yng Nghymru

  20 Tach 2024

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)

• 30 Hyd 2024

  Gweithgaredd: Cymryd rhan mewn gweithdy, seminar, cwrs Academaidd (Siaradwr)

• Cyngerdd piano gyda barddoniaeth Ewropeaidd

  23 Meh 2024

  Gweithgaredd: Sgwrs wadd (Siaradwr)

Awards/HonoursÌý

• 2021 - Awarded Fellowship of the Higher Education Authority
• 2020 - nominated Unsung hero at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ 2020 Student Led Teaching Awards
• 2018 - Wales Arts International - International Opportunities Award to visit China to give a series of recitals and lectures
• 2017 – nominated in two categories at the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ 2017 Student Led Teaching Awards, namely ‘New Teacher of the Year’ and ‘Award for Welsh Medium Education’Ìý
• 2014 - Erasmus Award for study at Universite de Paris IV (Sorbonne)
• 2011 - Cardiff University School of Music Scholarship to pursue doctoral studies
• 2007 – Creative Wales Award (Arts Council of Wales) to pursue performance studies into contemporary Welsh music
• 2006 - Wales Arts International – International Opportunities Award to give a series of chamber music performances in Quebec, Canada
• 2005 - Sir Geraint Evans Award (Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music) – awarded for a significant contribution to Welsh music
• 1999 - Admitted to the Gorsedd of the National Eisteddfod of Wales (white robe)
• 1991 - 3^rdÌýPrize at Mavi Marcos International Piano Competition, ItalyÌý
• 1989- 3^rdÌýPrize at Epinal International piano Competition
• 1986 - Semi-finalist Concurso Busoni, Bolzano, Italy
• 1985 - Finalist - Royal Overseas League Piano CompetitionÌý
• 1984 - 4^thÌýprizewinner, Premio Jaen International Piano Competition, Italy
• 1984 – 3^rdÌýPrizewinner at the Dudley International Piano Competition
• 1983-5 - Awarded scholarships from Ian Fleming Charitable Trust, Countess of Munster Music Trust, Welsh Arts Council, Geoffrey Crawshay Trust (University of Wales), Pantyfedwen Trust and Gwynedd County Council.

IWAN LLEWELYN-JONES

REVIEWS OF PERFORMANCES OF FRENCH SOLO PIANO MUSIC

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Cesar Franck: Prelude Choral et Fugue -Ìýhis playing had breadth and power and succeeded in bringing to the contrapuntal arguments a flair and a sense of instinctively realised keyboard colour which reinforced both the music’s strength and its detailed effect.ÌýWigmore Hall, London (Daily Telegraph)

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Gabriel Fauré: Theme and VariationsÌýOp.73 -Ìýthe power and clean-cut precision of his playing brought out by sparing and beautifully-judged pedalling had all the more impact for being so regularly set against daringly gentle pianissimos of jewelled clarity.ÌýWigmore Hall, London (The Guardian)

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Maurice Ravel: SonatineÌý- the lovely liquidity of sounds which characterises Iwan Llewelyn- Jones’s approach to French music flowed abundantly with some delightful coloristic effects.ÌýStÌýDavid’s Hall, CardiffÌý(Musical Opinion)

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Olivier Messiaen: Le baiser de l’Enfant-JésusÌý-Ìýa continuously sustained concentration of outstanding technique and thought.ÌýÌý

Ravel: ScarboÌý(Gaspard de la nuit)Ìý-Ìýan impressive command of the keyboard, from a fine feathering of the fingers in crossover hands to a sinister sonority of chords.ÌýWigmore Hall, London (The Times)

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Henri Dutilleux: Sonate -Ìýis a much darker work and the first of the evening to demonstrate a level of virtuosity by Llewelyn-Jones that was jaw dropping.Ìý(Aberdeen Evening Express)

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