Ya-Fei Chuang
March 4, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY Ya-Fei Chuang has been acclaimed by critics in the United States and abroad for performances of stunning virtuosity, refinement and communicative power. She has appeared at numerous international festivals, including the Beethoven Festival Warsaw with Christoph Eschenbach, European Music Festival (Stuttgart), Schleswig-Holstein Festival, Bach Festival Leipzig, Shan-non Festival (Ireland), and Oulu Festival (Finland). Her […]
Vyacheslav Gryaznov
February 19, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY Vyacheslav Gryaznov was born in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, a small city in the easternmost reaches of Russia. His musical talent became evident in his early childhood and developed so quickly that his parents, who were not themselves musicians, took the heroic step of giving up everything and moving to far-away Moscow, despite having nothing and no […]
Lera Auerbach
January 7, 2019 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY Born in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on the border of Siberia, Russian-American composer, concert pianist, poet and visual artist Lera Auerbach has become one of today’s most sought after and exciting creative voices. She has published more than 100 works for orchestra, opera and ballet, as well as choral and chamber music. Lera […]
Rodolfo Leone
December 10, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY The brilliant 27-year-old Italian born pianist Rodolfo Leone was the first-prize winner of the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition Vienna. Described as “a true sound philosopher” (Oberösterreichische Nachrichten), Rodolfo released his debut album on the Austrian label Gramola in May 2018. The all-Beethoven disc features two pillars of the piano repertoire: the “Hammerklavier” Sonata […]
Eric Lu
July 19, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – “Lu already seems to possess something of the magic touch of early Leeds laureates Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu, and is surely one of the most exciting keyboard prospects in a long time” – The Guardian “Artistry of that kind is rare in pianists of any age; to find it in a 20-year old is […]
Sophie Shao & Milana Strezeva
June 21, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – Cellist Sophie Shao, winner of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant and top prizes at the Rostropovich and Tchaikovsky competitions, is a versatile and passionate artist whose performances the New York Times has described as “eloquent, powerful,” the LA Times noted as “impressive” and the Washington Post called “deeply satisfying.” Shao has appeared as […]
Hey Jin Kim
June 7, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY Praised by critics for her “passionate…polished and expressive” performances, pianist HyeJin Kim is one of South Korea’s most thrilling young classical stars. Born in Seoul, she began playing piano at age five, and later enrolled at the prestigious Yewon Arts School. She furthered her studies in Germany, earning her master of art in musical […]
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska
March 5, 2018 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY Polish-born pianist and harpsichordist MAGDALENA BACZEWSKA [ba-CHEV-ska] has enjoyed a multifaceted career as concertizer, educator, recording artist, producer, and administrator. Director of the Music Performance Program and Lecturer in Music at Columbia University in the City of New York, Baczewska has been acclaimed as a “world-class” musician (The American Record Guide), lauded as “eloquent […]
Stanislav Khristenko
December 10, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY “Mr. Khristenko plays with thoughtful lucidity and restraint. While his technique is more than solid, he has barely an ounce of flamboyance about him.” The New York Times Stanislav Khristenko’s performances have captivated audiences on four continents since his first solo recital at the age of 11 at the Kharkiv Philharmonic Hall in Ukraine. […]
Bryan Wallick
August 29, 2017 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm – BIOGRAPHY Bryan Wallick is gaining recognition as one of the great American virtuoso pianists of his generation. Gold medalist of the 1997 Vladimir Horowitz International Piano Competition in Kiev, he has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Africa. Mr. Wallick made his New York recital debut in 1998 at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall and […]