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...]
2018-2019 Steinway Society Classical Piano Series Announced
Benjamin Grosvenor and Charlie Albright Highlight Steinway Society Season 24 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 … [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...]
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