Alexander Kobrin (Александр Евгеневич Кобрин) - Closing Steinway Society The Bay Area's 30th piano recital season is Alexander Kobrin, a Cliburn Gold Medalist (2005) and Screening Jury Judge (2022). The BBC has called this international classical pianist the “Van Cliburn of today,” known for his brilliant technique, musicality, and emotional engagement with the audience. Having won Gold at the … [Read more...]
Florian Noack – Concert Pianist, Arranger in Concert April 26
We're pleased to welcome Florian Noack to the Steinway Society concert series this April 26, 2025. Noack is a Belgian pianist with a reputation for great playing, innovative programming, arrangements of works that bring the audience into a new view of familiar works, and also for championing lesser-known pieces. As La Figaro states in reviewing Noack's Prokofiev, he is, "Restless and bright. … [Read more...]
Zlata Chochieva Returns to Steinway Society Bay Area
Her charm, her joy, and her talent -- oh, yes! Most of all, our audience was entranced with her talent. (Get your tickets now while best seats are still available). Zlata Chochieva wowed us in 2018 when she first appeared in the San Francisco Bay Area, and since then, her already illustrious career has skyrocketed. In fact, as we write this blog entry, her upcoming April 2025 solo debut at … [Read more...]
Comments and Review on Vyacheslav Gryaznov
Vyacheslav Gryaznov, piano concerts comments and review October, 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia and November 16, 2024 in Cupertino, California, US. Written by: Krešimir Starčević, pianist and writer www.kresimir-starcevic.com Overview: Gryaznov Many pianophiles know Vyacheslav Gryaznov not only as a fantastic pianist, but also as a brilliant transcriber of a wide variety of classical music, which … [Read more...]
Pianist Alexander Malofeev: San Jose, January 26, 2025
Sunday, January 26, 2025, 2:30 p.m. Russian Pianist Alexander Malofeev Montgomery Theater 271 S Market St, San Jose, CA 95113 Tickets Box Office (408) 300-5635 Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the highly acclaimed Russian pianist Alexander Malofeev in the San Francisco Bay Area before he embarks on several international performances. He will return to the US in March for his … [Read more...]
