Carnegie Hall

Lawrence Brownlee, Myra Huang, Tyshawn Sorey, and Friends

The New Yorker has praised Lawrence Brownlee’s “sweet tone, fastidious pitch, and poetic phrasing,” while NPR has described his voice as “an instrument of great beauty and expression.” Hear one of the leading voices of a new golden age of singing in an eagerly awaited recital.

Daniil Trifonov, Piano
Kremerata Baltica

The Guardian has cited Daniil Trifonov’s virtuosity, calling it “elegant and purposeful, [with] every trick deployed to summon new colors, rather than as an end itself.” Trifonov and the Kremerata Baltica showcase Chopin’s complete music for piano and orchestra in this concert. From the sheer brio of the Variations on “Là ci darem la mano” from Mozart's Don Giovanni—which inspired Schumann to comment, “Hats off, gentlemen! A genius!”—to the poetry of the Piano Concerto No. 1, Chopin’s mastery has no better advocate than Trifonov.

Daniil Trifonov, Piano
Gautier Capuçon, Cello
Kremerata Baltica

The legato lines, delicate ornamentations, and colors that grace Chopin’s solo piano works are also found in his music for other instruments. There is not a single composition by him that does not involve the keyboard, including a small handful of works that prominently feature the cello. The Introduction and Polonaise brillante and Cello Sonata in G Minor are two of these rarities. While the former is a sparkling showpiece, the latter is an intense, highly emotive work. One of his early compositions, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is also noteworthy for its Romantic middle movement and rollicking finale: a zesty Polish mazurka.