Performer
Schaghajegh Nosrati, Piano

Experience the Carnegie Hall debut of Schaghajegh Nosrati, a phenomenal pianist praised by Sir András Schiff for her “astonishing clarity, purity, and maturity.” J. S. Bach’s Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue makes for an exciting opening, as “Nosrati is a captivating Bachian; rhythmically infectious, supremely intelligent” (BBC Music Magazine). Beethoven’s beautiful “Pastoral” piano sonata, an uncommonly spacious work, follows. The concert’s second half begins with a spritely, fleet-fingered Haydn fantasia, while Alkan’s wonderfully varied (and woefully underperformed) piano symphony ends the performance in thrilling fashion.

Program
J. S. BACH Chromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 903
BEETHOVEN Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28, “Pastoral”
HAYDN Fantasia in C Major
ALKAN Symphony for Solo Piano from 12 Etudes in All the Minor Keys, Op. 39