2018-2019 Steinway Society Classical Piano Series Announced

On April 15, 2018 we announced our upcoming Bay Area classical piano series for next season and what a season! We  are proud to be bringing these exciting pianists to Silicon Valley.

And not just mega-stars Benjamin Grosvenor and Charlie Albright. This is a lineup of award-winning pianists whose names are known and beloved world-wide.

A Classical Piano Series of Great Music by Artists You Love

We think you will agree this is the best classical piano series in the Bay Area. (Want info about tickets? Call our Box Office at (408-990-0872)

Our 24th Season Concerts:

·     September 15 (Saturday) – Zlata Chochieva –Gramophone includes her in their Top Ten Chopin CDs. Her Rachmaninoff is so masterful that at age 12 she gave a recital shown on Russian TV.

·     October 13 (Saturday) – Vladimir Ovchinnikov – The first (and only) pianist to win the top prize at both the Tchaikovsky and the Leeds Competitions. He is now a professor at the Moscow Conservatory.

·      November 11 (Sunday) – Henry Kramer – Laureate of the 2017 American Pianist Association Awards and lauded as “triumphant” and “thrilling” by The New York Times.  

·     December 8 (Saturday) – Sandra Wright Shen – A Bay Area treasure, international star, and Steinway Artist who is among Silicon Valley’s most treasured classical musicians.  Audiences, students, and musicians love and treasure  her. Get your tickets early for this event as she plays her favorite holiday program.

·     January 12, 2019 (Saturday) – Kate Liu –  First Prize winner at both at the New York and the Asia-Pacific International Chopin Competitions, Liu us also known from her many media appearances including PBS’s “From the Top at Carnegie Hall.”

·     February 10 (Sunday) – Vyacheslav Gryaznov – He thrilled our audience with his charm, his transcriptions and his incredible artistry in 2016. Since then he has appeared with Berlin Philharmonie and had a concert at Carnegie, Hall. He will be playing his piano transcriptions that are gaining world-wide recognition and acclaim. 

·     March 12 (Tuesday) – Benjamin Grosvenor – One of the world’s most sought-after pianists, he has been featured in two BBC documentaries and was the youngest British musician ever signed by Decca Classics. His concerts thrill and delight sold out audiences worldwide.

·     April 6 (Saturday) –  Nikolay Khozyainov – The New York Times praised his “stunning virtuosity and prodigious technique.” His sold-out concerts bear witness to that.

·     May 11 (Saturday) – Charlie Albright – Praised by The New York Times for his “jaw-dropping technique and virtuosity meshed with a distinctive musicality,” this super-star American pianist has performed with Bobby McFerrin, Joshua Bell, and Yo-Yo Ma.

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Subscriptions are available at our May 6, 2018 concert (featuring Yeol-Eum Son) and again at the May 28 concert (featuring Seong-Jin Cho).

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