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Grand Piano Series


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2026-27 Grand Piano Series
Renew today for the best seats at the best prices.
Orders for new subscribers will be available on May 26. Single tickets available this fall.
This series is presented in collaboration with Grand Piano Series, an independent nonprofit organization.

 
Grand Piano Series 1

Grand Piano Series
Kate Liu

November 4, 2026
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Kate Liu, piano

Chopin — Nocturne No. 14 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 48, No. 2
    Three Mazurkas, Op. 50
    Two Polonaises, Op. 26
    Ballade No. 3 in A-flat Major, Op. 47
Schumann — Arabeske in C Major, Op. 18
Brahms — Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 1

The three giants of the Romantic era — Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms — come together in a program of luminous dreamscapes and monumental scope. Bound by friendship and mutual admiration, their music embodies the poeticism, passion and emotional grandeur that define the heart of Romantic piano music.


Grand Piano Series 2

Grand Piano Series
Vitaly Starikov

December 9, 2026
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Vitaly Starikov, piano

J.S. Bach — Italian Concerto, BWV 971
Shostakovich — Piano Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 61
Schumann — Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13

Discover the lasting legacy of J.S. Bach in this eclectic piano program that spans three centuries. See how the structured brilliance of the Italian Concerto inspires the romanticism and counterpoint of Schumann and the modern voice of Shostakovich through his preludes and fugues.  


Grand Piano Series 3

Grand Piano Series
Galvin Cello Quartet

January 20, 2027
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Galvin Cello Quartet

Mozart arr. Moore — Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Massenet arr. Sabouret — Meditation from Thais
Beethoven arr. Yu — 12 Variations on a Theme from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus
C. Schumann arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — 6 Lieder, Op. 13
Paganini arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Variations on a Theme by Rossini (Moses)
Rossini arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Overture from The Barber of Seville
Wagner arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Feierliches Stück
J. Strauss, Jr. arr. Galvin Cello Quartet — Overture to Die Fledermaus

Four cellos. One electrifying night. Experience opera, romance and virtuosity like never before. Sparkling overtures by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Gioachino Rossini and Johann Strauss II meet lyrical gems by Clara Schumann and Jules Massenet, with dazzling brilliance from Ludwig van Beethoven and Niccolò Paganini in a concert you won’t forget.


Grand Piano Series 4

Grand Piano Series
Angel Stanislav Wang

February 17, 2027
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Angel Stanislav Wang, piano

Liszt — Les cloches de Genève: Nocturne from Première année: Suisse, S. 160
    Deux Légendes, S. 175
    Sonetto 104 del Petrarca from Deuxième année: Italie, S. 161
    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor, S. 244/12
Rachmaninoff — Selections from Etude-Tableaux, Op. 33 and 39
    Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat Minor, Op. 36

Spirituality through the eyes of the Romantics. In Franz Liszt’s Deux Légendes, saints preach to birds and walk upon water in mystical wonder. While the profound spiritual depth of Sergei Rachmaninoff leads to a powerful, transcendent conclusion.


Grand Piano Series 5

Grand Piano Series
Ariel Lanyi

March 3, 2027
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Ariel Lanyi, piano

Haydn — Sonata in G Major, Hob. XVI:39
Berg — Piano Sonata, Op. 1
Beethoven — Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120

From classical foundations to modern transformation, this program traces a bold musical lineage, from Haydn’s sparkling Sonata in G Major embodying classical elegance at its finest, to Beethoven exploding that tradition in the visionary Diabelli Variations, and Berg propelling it into the modern age with his passionate Piano Sonata, Op. 1.


Grand Piano Series 6

Grand Piano Series
Louis Lortie

March 31, 2027
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Louis Lortie, piano

Chopin — Andante Spianato e Grande Polonaise brillante, Op. 22
    3 Mazurkas, Op. 59
    Polonaise No. 5 in F-sharp Minor, Op. 44
    Polonaise No. 1 in C-sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1
    4 Mazurkas, Op. 24
    Polonaise No. 7 in A-flat Major

Experience Poland’s spirit through Chopin’s piano, from aristocratic polonaises to rustic mazurkas. Featuring pianist Louis Lortie, a Chopin specialist, the program celebrates Polish dances transformed into art, offering audiences an evening where national pride becomes timeless pianistic poetry.


Grand Piano Series 7
© Ivan Seligman

Grand Piano Series
Manhattan Piano Trio

April 21, 2027
Wednesday at 7pm
Daniels Pavilion
Wayne Lee, violin
Dmitry Kouzov, cello
Milana Strezeva, piano

Beethoven — Variations on an Original Theme in E-flat Major, Op. 44
Mendelssohn — Piano Trio No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 49
Ravel — Piano Trio

One night only: the electrifying reunion of the Manhattan Piano Trio. From the sparkling wit of Ludwig van Beethoven to the soaring lyricism of Felix Mendelssohn, the evening culminates in the sensual colors and exotic rhythms of Maurice Ravel’s Piano Trio — an intoxicating masterpiece of passion, brilliance and shimmering sound.

 

Presented in collaboration with Grand Piano Series, an independent nonprofit organization.


 

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