Llywelyn completed his postgraduate studies in 2015 at the Universität Mozarteum in Salzburg where he was mentored by Stephen Fitzpatrick. He was also First Prize winner of the ‘Savarez-Corelli Kammermusik Competition’. His Master’s studies were generously funded by the James Pantyfedwen Trust.
Prior to his time in Salzburg, he studied the harp with Caryl Thomas at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he was the recipient of numerous awards including the Mansel Thomas Award, the Royal Welsh Fusiliers Award, and on two occasions, the Daniel Emlyn Davies Award. In 2013 he won the prestigious Lyon and Healy Award and the first prize at both the Llangollen International Eisteddfod and the Pencerdd Gwalia Competition.
In 2017 Llywelyn performed the concerto In These Stones Horizons Sing alongside Gary Griffiths with world renowned composer Karl Jenkins hosted by the Milford Haven Music Festival. Apart from recent work with the Royal Opera House, he performs regularly with British Sinfonietta, British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and Southern Sinfonia. He has also performed a U.K. tour with the Russell Watson Orchestra. In 2016 he performed Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia in Salzburg during Mozart Week shortly after working with Vasily Petrenko in Norway.
He has performed for a variety of audiences and events including various Music clubs across the U.K. He performed for the Diamond Jubilee celebration of HRH Queen Elizabeth II and celebratory Wales Rugby Union events on numerous accounts. Other sporting events include hospitality engagements with the Football Association of Wales and the London 2012 Wales Olympic launch.
In April 2014 Llywelyn was chosen for the late Yehudi Menuhin’s Live Music Now scheme both as a soloist and in a duo with the soprano Jessica Robinson with whom he performed as part of the outreach programme at the Fishguard International Music Festival. The scheme has taken him to perform in many venues across Wales, Austria and Germany.
“Llywelyn commands the stage, the audience and his instrument, embracing it with powerful arms and hands, and hurling the sound into the ether with a power and confidence that is not often associated with the harp, or its typical repertoire.
This is no demure tinkling. Expect to be drawn to the very edge of your seat by the commitment, warmth and fluency of his playing.
Though he is still so youthful, Llywelyn’s unfaltering and courageous music-making will grab you by the ears, and will not let you go until the last note dies away.”
John Hardy 2018
These are the recent words of the well-established composer and winner of five BAFTA awards John Hardy, founder of ‘John Hardy Music.’ His comments came after a period of collaboration with Llywelyn on the soundtracks to both Hinterland (BBC) and Hidden (Netflix) where the harp was one of the main features of the soundtrack.
“Llywelyn provided pre-match entertainment in the hospitality function at a National Football Cup Final in Newport. He accepted the invitation at the last minute and assisted us greatly. He was very friendly, prompt with communications and considered the audience to whom he entertained. He is an outstanding harpist and we would recommend him.”
Andrew Howard (Football Association of Wales)
Llywelyn has performed for us several times and is a consumate professional. Can’t fault him as a harpist or person come to that! One memorable event was at an event for the Welsh Rugby Team in the Senedd – the National Assembly for Wales building in Cardiff Bay, Wales. His music added such a special ambience to the occasion. He is a brilliant musician and very easy to work with. I hope to work with him again and really would like to hear him play in concert. Until then, best wishes Maestro!
Elin Morgan (Welsh Government Events)
Cwblhaodd Llywelyn ei astudiaethau ôl-radd ym 2015 yn yr Universität Mozarteum yn Salzburg lle cafodd ei fentora gan Stephen Fitzpatrick. Roedd hefyd yn enillydd Gwobr Gyntaf Cystadleuaeth ‘Savarez-Corelli Kammermusik’.
Cyn ei amser yn Salzburg, astudiodd y delyn gyda Caryl Thomas yng Ngholeg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru lle derbyniodd nifer o wobrau gan gynnwys Gwobr Mansel Thomas, Gwobr y Ffiwsilwyr Brenhinol Cymreig, ac ar ddau achlysur, Gwobr Daniel Emlyn Davies.
Mae wedi perfformio i amrywiaeth o gynulleidfaoedd a digwyddiadau gan gynnwys clybiau cerdd amrywiol ar draws y DU. Perfformiodd ar gyfer dathliad y Jiwbilî Diemwnt y Frenhines Elizabeth II a dathlu digwyddiadau Undeb Rygbi Cymru nifer o weithiau. Mae digwyddiadau chwaraeon eraill yn cynnwys gigs lletygarwch gyda Chymdeithas Bêl-droed Cymru a lansiad Olympaidd Cymru Llundain 2012.
“Mae Llywelyn yn rheoli’r llwyfan, y gynulleidfa a’i offeryn, gan ei gofleidio â breichiau a dwylo pwerus, a hyrddio’r sain i’r eithaf gyda phwer a hyder nad yw’n aml yn gysylltiedig â’r delyn… (mae’n ) creu cerddoriaeth ddi-ffael a dewr sy’n cydio yn eich clustiau, ac ni fydd yn gadael ichi fynd nes bydd y nodyn olaf yn marw i ffwrdd. ” John Hardy 2018, a gydweithiodd â Llywelyn ar y traciau sain i Hinterland (BBC) a Hidden (Netflix) lle roedd y delyn yn un o brif nodweddion y trac sain.
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Llywelyn Ifan Jones: Repertoire List
Classical
Beethoven – Minuet in G
Boccherini – Minuet in E
Clarke, J – Trumpet Voluntary
Debussy – Clair de Lune
Delibes- Flower Duet
Fauré – Pavane
Giordano – Caro Mio Ben
Sibelius – Finlandia
Handel, G.F – Alla Hornpipe (from Water Music)
Handel, G.F. – Ombre Mai Fu
Handel, G.F. – The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
Handel, G.F – Zadoc the Priest
Mascagni – Intermezzo (from Cavalerria Rusticana)
Mendelssohn – Wedding March
Pachelbel – Canon in D
Puccini – O Mio Babbino Caro
Purcell – Trumpet Tune
John Thomas – Autumn
Webber, A.L – Pie Jesu
Traditional
Skye Boat Song (Scotland)
Mary, Young and Fair (Scotland)
Danny Boy (Ireland)
The Fields of Athenry (Ireland)
Scarborough Fair (England)
Greensleeves (England)
O Sole Mio (Italy)
Come Back To Sorrento (Italy)
Tarantella Napoletana (Italy)
Santa Lucia (Italy)
Modern Pop
Adele – Make You Feel My Love
Adele – Someone Like You
Adele – Hello
Adele – I found a boy
Alicia Keys – That’s How Strong My Love Is
Ben E. King – Stand By Me
Ben Howard – Only Love
Birdy – Wings
Bruno Mars – Marry You
Bryan Adams – Everything I Do
Bryan Adams- Heaven
Camilla Cabello – Havana
Charlie Puth- See you Again
Christina Perri – Thousand Years
David Gray – This Year’s Love
Des’ree – Kissing You
Dolly Parton- I Will Always Love You
Doris Day- Whatever Will Be
Ed Sheeran – Perfect
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Ellie Goulding- How Long Will I Love You
Elton John – Your Song
Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender
Freya Ridings – Lost Without You
Greatest Showman – A Million Dreams
Greatest Showman – Never Enough
Greatest Showman – Rewrite the Stars
Greatest Showman – This is Me
Greenday – Time Of Your Life
John Denver – Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Legend – All Of Me
Lady Gaga – Shallow
Lady Gaga – Always Remember Us
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujah
Lionel Richie – Endless Love
Louis Armstrong – What a Wonderful World
Lukas Graham – 7 Years
Nina Simone – Feeling Good
Oasis – Half The World Away
Oasis – Wonderwall
Paloma Faith – Make Your Own Kind of Music
Phill Collins – Against All Odds
Shawn Mendes – Stitches
Take That – Greatest Day
The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles – Let It Be
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
The Carpenters – We’ve Only Just Begun
Train – Hey Soul Sister
Van Morrison – Have I Told You Lately
Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around Me
Westlife – You Raise Me Up
Shotunes/Film
You’ll Never Walk Alone (Carousel)
The Music of the Night (The Phantom of the Opera)
All I Ask of You (The Phantom of the Opera)
Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (The Phantom of the Opera)
Edelweiss- Sound of Music
