William Howard plays a wide range of works from all areas of the piano repertoire from Bach to the present day, with a special emphasis on the Romantic era. He has a particular love of the works of Schubert, Chopin, Schumann and Fauré, and has also built a large repertoire of works by Czech composers, including Dussek, Smetana, Dvořák, Fibich, Vítěslav Novák, Josef Suk, Janáček, Martinu, Petr Eben, Pavel Novák and others.

He also plays a large number of works by living composers (see Contemporary ) and has performed concertos by Mozart, Beethoven, Weber (Konzertstück), Chopin, Brahms, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Judith Weir and Pavel Novák (Symfonie No.3)

Sample programmes for 2012-2014

1.
Wagner Lied ohne Worte
Fanny Mendelssohn Wanderlied Op.8 No.4
Clara Schumann Romance Op.11 No.1
Schumann Humoreske Op.20
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Chopin Ballade No.1 in G min Op.23
Brahms Variations on a Theme of Handel Op.24

2. David Matthews 70th Birthday Programme (2013)
Schubert 3 Klavierstücke D946
David Matthews New Work (special commission for 2013)
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Faure 2 Nocturnes
Chopin Sonata No.3 in B minor Op.58

3. Czech Programme
Fibich 9 Pieces from Moods, Impressions and Souvenirs
Janáček In the Mists
Dvořák 3 Waltzes from Op.54
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Pavel Zemek Novák 3 Preludes and Fugues
Martinu Études and Polkas (selection)
Smetana 2 Pieces from Dreams

4. The Art of Touching the Keyboard
Judith Weir The Art of Touching the Keyboard (1983)
Howard Skempton Reflections (1999-2003)
Piers Hellawell Piani, Latebre(2010)
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Pavel Zemek Novák 3 Preludes and Fugues (1979-2006)
Tansy Davies Loopholes and Lynchpins (2001)
Martin Butler Funerailles (2005)

5.
Pavel Zemek Novák 24 Preludes and Fugues (1979-2006) (75 minutes, short interval)