In March, LLŷr Williams made a welcome return to I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan to work with Antonello Manacorda and Alexander Janiczek, performing Berg's Chamber Concerto and Mendelssohn's Double Concerto. The collaboration with violinist, Alexander Janiczek then continues as they resume their successful Beethoven series at Perth Concert Hall with four concerts.

LLŷr Williams made his recital débuts at the Lucerne Festival, in the Wigmore Hall's main recital series and at Carnegie Hall. He was one of the official accompanists for the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition and took part in three Proms concerts: a performance of Stravinsky’s Les Noces, a solo lunchtime recital and a chamber music concert celebrating 10 years of the BBC’s New Generation Artists. Autumn highlights include his debut in Salzburg, performing Schumann’s piano concerto with the Mozarteum Orchestra, several concerts at the Schubertiade in Perth Concert Hall, a return to Welsh National Orchestra to play Mozart and Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto with the London Philharmonic.

In 2005 Llŷr Williams was awarded the MIDEM Classique ‘Outstanding Young Artist Award’ in partnership with the International Artist Managers’ Association. His first commercial CD featuring Chopin’s Préludes was released in March 2006 on the Quartz label. He is also the subject of a film - Y Pianydd – Llŷr Williams - by Opus TF for S4C, which recently won a Welsh BAFTA for Best Music Programme. The programme also won an award at the Celtic Media Festival, held on the Isle of Skye, for Best Entertainment Programme. The second programme in this series will broadcast on S4C at the end of August.

Born in 1976 in Pentrebychan, North Wales, Llŷr Williams read music at The Queen’s College, Oxford, graduating in 1998 with a first class alpha degree. He went on to take up a postgraduate scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music where he won every prize and award.

From 2000-02 he was a ‘Shinn’ Fellow at the Academy, coaching singers and studying conducting. He was also an active member of the Live Music Now! scheme for several years.

In 2002, Llŷr Williams was selected for the Young Concert Artists Trust scheme and received a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award in 2004.