"A Magical Journey Through Music and Imagination." On May 18, 2025, we're excited to present a family concert featuring beloved pianist Sandra Wright Shen and Tristen Chen, in a four-hand version of Saint-Saëns "Carnival of the Animals" and selections from Ravel’s "Mother Goose Suite." We've prepared this guide for children ages 5 and up, and for parents who would like to discuss the music … [Read more...]
Alexander Kobrin – “The Van Cliburn of Today” (BBC)
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...]
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...]
