Daniil Trifonov’s spectacular 2013 recital debut introduced Carnegie Hall audiences to a deep-thinking musical intellectual who weds an insatiable sense of adventure to breathtaking virtuosity. He showcases his pianistic muscle, articulation, warmth, and wit in Prokofiev’s acerbic Sarcasms and Debussy’s mercurial Pour le piano. Stamina and expressivity—Trifonov hallmarks—are essential in the Szymanowski and Brahms sonatas that round out the program. Szymanowski’s single-movement work mesmerizes with harmonic daring, while Brahms’s youthful, symphonically scaled sonata soars with beautiful melodies.