We're proud to present Halida Dinova in a private recital this coming Saturday. Extraordinary Russian pianist Halida Dinova, a Steinway Artist since 1998, has generously agreed to give an In-Home recital to benefit Steinway Society - The Bay Area. Enjoy the music of Bach, Chopin, Brahms, Scriabin and Liszt in a home setting, performed on a 9-foot Steinway previously played by Yuja Wang and … [Read more...]
A Pianist Looks at Chopin
He lived from 1810 to 1849, but Frédéric Chopin is still amazing from the pianist’s -- and the patron's -- perspective. In fact, it seems he is ever-more celebrated as the years go on. His appeal as a Romantic era composer is very widespread among audiences and pianists. Do you love Chopin? Five of our 24th Season artists are including his works in their program as we focus on the Romantic … [Read more...]
Congratulations to Christopher Richardson
Congratulations to Christopher Richardson, whose thoughts and advice you've read in this blog. On Saturday, June 9, the pianist who Peninsula Review calls a, "much lauded competition winner who is currently a pre-med student at UC Berkeley," was awarded Third Prize at Carmel Music Society's 2018 Piano Competition. We always like to keep up with the busy Christopher, as he is a full-time student, … [Read more...]
Seong-Jin Cho Comes to San Jose
Popular Korean classical pianist in Silicon Valley May 28, 2018 Seong-Jin Cho is coming to Silicon Valley on May 28, 2018. Here at Steinway Society, we've been having fun preparing to welcome this highly-popular Korean pianist (California Theatre, 2:30 p.m.). Most of the pictures we've included here are digital signs and displays in downtown San Jose. One is a birthday card we've … [Read more...]
Why Audiences Love Chopin
Editor's Note: Steinway Society audiences have had the privilege of hearing some great Chopin for the piano, including winner of the Gold Medal at the International Chopin Competition, Seong-Jin Cho. Here are Christopher's thoughts on why audiences love Chopin. It's also interesting to see how many films have used Chopin themes to convey emotion. Chopin is indisputably one of the most … [Read more...]
