More than 30 years after pianist Evgeny Kissin’s now-legendary debut, his recitals continue to be some of Carnegie Hall’s most sought-after concerts. The virtuoso’s 2022–2023 performance begins with a timelessly pleasing piece by J. S. Bach, a seldom-heard Mozart piano sonata, and Debussy’s impressionistic Estampes. The second half of the concert features Rachmaninoff works that are both technically demanding and eminently listenable.

Program

J. S. BACH Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903

MOZART Sonata in D Major, K. 311

DEBUSSY Estampes

RACHMANINOFF “Lilacs”, Op. 21, No. 5

RACHMANINOFF Prelude in A Minor, Op. 32, No. 8

RACHMANINOFF Prelude in G-flat Major, Op. 23, No. 10

RACHMANINOFF Études-tableaux