May 2017
Dénes Várjon at Lincoln Center
“Aside from the immaculate technique and deft sense of phrasing, Várjon brought something far more rare—a tangible sense of character in virtually everything he played.“—Washington Post Beethoven: "Les Adieux" Sonata…
Find out more »(Canceled) Esther Yoo, violin, and Robert Koenig, piano
Witness the “bewitching” playing (The Herald, Scotland) of the youngest ever prizewinner of the International Sibelius Violin Competition, who arrives in New York after holding audiences spellbound in concert halls…
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Tribute to Valentin Silvestrov: Jenny Lin at Lincoln Center
"Dynamic" pianist Jenny Lin (New York Times), known for her creative, thoughtfully crafted recitals, celebrates visionary Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov’s 80th birthday. The program features Silvestrov’s lyrical meditations on Mozart,…
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Conrad Tao at Lincoln Center
Pianist Conrad Tao, an Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and a prizewinning composer, brings his “probing intellect and open-hearted vision” (New York Times) to a carefully curated array of keyboard…
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Trio con Brio Copenhagen at Lincoln Center
“One of the finest piano trios on the current scene” (New Yorker), Trio con Brio Copenhagen energizes Sunday morning with their signature polish and contemporary edge. On the program: folk-infused…
Find out more »Garrick Ohlsson All-Beethoven Program at Lincoln Center
Pianist Garrick Ohlsson, who won a Grammy for his 2008 recording of the complete Beethoven sonatas, brings his “inimitable blend of sensitivity and raw strength” (Cleveland Plain Dealer) to Beethoven’s…
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Chad Hoopes, Violin, and David Fung, Piano at Lincoln Center
Chad Hoopes, a violinist “hurtling toward international stardom” (Washington Post) since winning the junior Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in 2008, brings a robust program of folk-inspired favorites to the…
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Christina and Michelle Naughton at Lincoln Center
piaNYC editor's note: Please see our interview and review of the Naughton sisters. Twin sisters Christina and Michelle Naughton have forged a thrilling musical symbiosis “on a level with some…
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Federico Colli Solo Recital at Lincoln Center
Program Scarlatti: Six Sonatas Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 5 in G major, K.283 Beethoven: Piano Sonata in F minor (“Appassionata”) With a string of competition wins and major orchestra solo…
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Film: Great Pianists Play Beethoven, at Lincoln Center
Great Pianists on Film, Introduced by Michael Kimmelman Program ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM Rudolf Serkin, Sonata in E major, Op. 109 (1987) Claudio Arrau, Sonata in C minor, Op. 111 (1970) Wilhelm…
Find out more »Benjamin Beilman, Violin and Orion Weiss, Piano, at Lincoln Center
Program Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 10 in G major, Op. 96 The “brilliant artistry” of violinist Benjamin Beilman (San Francisco Classical Review) and “inspired virtuosity” of pianist Orion Weiss (Cleveland…
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Francesco Piemontesi Solo Recital at Lincoln Center
Program Bach: Italian Concerto Debussy: Images, Book II Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 2 A student of Alfred Brendel’s, Francesco Piemontesi has garnered a reputation across the world for his fleet-fingered…
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Kit Armstrong Performs Bach’s Goldberg Variations, at Lincoln Center
Program Bach: Goldberg Variations Kit Armstrong, “a brilliant pianist” (New York Times) and protégé of the legendary Alfred Brendel, illuminates Bach’s intricate Goldberg Variations with “pianistic abilities that are simply…
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