Pianist Stewart Goodyear has performed with orchestras around North America and beyond. He is also known for his periodic performances of all of Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas within a single day.
Goodyear was born in February of 1978 in Toronto. Goodyear's father died before he was born, but he inherited his father's record collection, which included works by Beethoven, and when he heard those, although he was quite young, he resolved to become a classical musician. Goodyear attended an all-male choir school in Toronto, taking piano lessons and general music instruction. He at...