A Feast of Beethoven Sonatas at Lincoln Center

Importer October 21, 2026 No Comments

Chamber Music of Lincoln Center presents one of the greatest cycles of music ever created: Ludwig van Beethoven’s sonatas for solo piano.

The upcoming show is on December 1.

Esteemed pianist Gilles Vonsattel presents this monumental cycle in eight concerts spanning the entire season. Possessing consummate technique, stylistic integrity, and probing intellect, he has emerged as a descendant of history’s most celebrated Beethoven interpreters.

Experience Beethoven’s piano sonatas in the immersive, up-close environment of the Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Studio at CMS.

Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel boasts remarkable versatility and artistic originality. Winner of an Avery Fisher Career Grant, the 2016 Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, and top prizes in the Naumburg and Geneva competitions, he has graced prestigious stages worldwide, enthralling audiences with recitals and chamber performances, and collaborating with renowned orchestras including the Munich Philharmonic and the Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco symphonies. As a champion of new music, he has premiered compositions by celebrated composers such as Jörg Widmann, Heinz Holliger, Anthony Cheung, and George Benjamin. He is an alum of CMS’s Bowers Program and has earned degrees from Columbia University and the Juilliard School. Today, Vonsattel shares his passion for music as a Professor of Piano at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

August 5: Eric Robert Lewis “Elew” Trio at Zinc Bar

PIANYC August 1, 2026 No Comments

At Zinc Bar on August 5: Eric Robert Lewis, popularly known as ELEW, is an American concert pianist who has found crossover success playing rock and pop music. He is known for his unconventional and physical playing style, which eschews a piano bench and includes reaching inside the piano lid to pull at the strings directly, as well as the creation that he calls “Rockjazz,” a genre that takes the improvisational aspect of jazz and “threads it through the eye of the needle of rock.”

Showtimes: 7:00 PM & 8:30 PM | Tickets: $40 at the door
Reservations: Not necessary — just arrive 20–30 minutes before showtime.
Seating: Available throughout the shows.
Bar Hours: Open from 5:00 PM to midnight, no cover charge to enjoy cocktails and the vibe!

Musicians for Minneapolis Concert to Fund Families Affected by ICE

Reese February 22, 2026 No Comments

An upcoming concert, this Friday, February 27, 2026, organized by Natalie Vargas Nedvetsky, will be held in order to raise money for the current and ongoing crisis in Minneapolis.

Find out more about Operation Metro Surge and the resulted damage here

“In Minneapolis, families have been torn apart by ICE raids, leaving people displaced and in desperate need of basic resources. On February 27th, we are bringing together some of the most celebrated musicians in classical music today to raise funds for those most affected.”

The Lineup Includes: Conrad Tao, Rieko Tsuchida, Anthony Ratinov, Katherine Lerner Lee, Lydia Rhea & Amber Scherer.

All proceeds will be donated directly to the DHH Church food drive in Minneapolis.

Find the event listing here

If you or anyone you know cannot make it to the concert and would like to make a direct impact, you can scan the QR code(s) below to make a donation to the DHH Food Drive.

Performer at Bryant Park Week of September 8: Bertha Hope

Vic September 10, 2025 No Comments

The performer this week (September 8-12) at the Bryant Park piano series is Bertha Hope.

Bertha Hope is a celebrated jazz pianist, educator, and composer whose career began in Los Angeles and flourished in New York City after her 1960 marriage to pianist Elmo Hope. She has performed with legends such as Dizzy Gillespie, Nat Adderley, and Philly Joe Jones, and co-founded ensembles like Jazzberry Jam! and ELMOllenium. A respected figure in the New York jazz scene, she has appeared at iconic venues including Birdland, the Apollo Theater, and the Kennedy Center. Bertha has received multiple lifetime achievement awards and her oral history is archived in the Library of Congress. She continues to teach and perform, including a residency at Minton’s in Harlem.