Michail Lifits’s “cleanly articulated touch and beautiful phrasing” (The New York Times) is showcased in music of Schubert and Shostakovich. A work of great breadth with moderate tempos and a charming minuet, Schumann considered Schubert’s G-Major Sonata his finest. Shostakovich’s preludes are brief works, but are strikingly vivid in mood and character.

Program
SCHUBERT Piano Sonata in G Major, D. 894
SHOSTAKOVICH 24 Preludes, Op. 34
SHOSTAKOVICH Prelude and Fugue in D Minor, Op. 87, No. 24