MUSIC tutors from a highly acclaimed music centre will have the tables turned when they perform in front of a packed student audience.

International concert pianist Iwan Llewelyn-Jones will be joined by a homophony of talented musicians from Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias for a special concert in aid of the 2020 Wales International Piano Festival (WIPF) of performance, competition and education.

The tutors will embark on a musical performance covering the globe, from Europe to America and Australia, including duets and trios from classical, popular and jazz repertoire.

Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias was founded two decades ago in Caernarfon and now has classrooms in Denbigh and Ruthin following support from the Arts Council of Wales. It has launched the international careers of dozens of instrumentalists and singers and boasts more than 40 freelance tutors including world-renowned harpist Elinor Bennett.

The upcoming charity concert has been organised by Iwan Llewelyn-Jones, piano tutor at the music centre and artistic director of WIPF, at Galeri in Caernarfon on Sunday, November 10.

“A lot of work goes into preparing pupils for exams and competitions and this is a nice way for the tables to be turned,” said Mr Llewelyn-Jones, who will perform alongside Welsh pianists Glian Llwyd, Nia Davies-Williams, Steven Evans, Ann Peters Jones, Helen Owen, Hawys Price, Teleri-Siân and Sian Wheway.

“We are all friends and the nice thing about doing something like this is when you get together as an ensemble, it’s so much fun. You don’t have to talk, you just play.”

The WIPF takes place in May and will pay homage to the pianistic legacy of Ludwig van Beethoven upon the 250th anniversary of his birth. Among the highlights will be performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Saint Saens’ popular classic ‘Carnival of the Animals’, Debussy’s ‘En bateau’ and Tchaikovsky’s ‘Nutcracker Suite’ performed on two grand pianos.

Meinir Llwyd Roberts, director of the Canolfan Gerdd William Mathias, said: “It’s a wonderful opportunity to hear the tutors themselves performing, especially for their own students.

“They all teach at different times on different days and evenings and it’s nice to bring them together to perform as a team.”

To book tickets for the charity concert, visit www.galericaernarfon.com or call 01286 685222