Pianist Uchida's recital (Apr 9) paired Beethoven’s Sonata Op.90, Schoenberg’s atonal Op.11, Kurtág’s elegy, and Schubert’s final Sonata D960. With clarity and depth, she traced battles of head and heart, Schoenberg’s freedom, Kurtág’s grief, and Schubert’s fragile late beauty—an intimate journey across centuries of sound.
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Chochieva's Carnegie Debut
Zlata Chochieva’s Carnegie Hall debut (Apr 2) showcased Bach, Schumann, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Mendelssohn. Her delicate tone, deep expression, and nuanced control brought out both youthful intensity and mature depth. The recital, capped by Rachmaninoff and Villa-Lobos encores, was a masterful and memorable debut.
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Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki's Spring battle in New York
Julia Fischer and Jan Lisiecki performed at the newly renovated David Geffen Hall on April 1st. Their program featured Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann, highlighting the evolving violin-piano dialogue: Mozart’s piano leads, Beethoven balances both, and Schumann favors the violin. The hall’s intimate acoustics enhanced the purity of Mozart, the expansiveness of Beethoven, and the passion of Schumann, while the performers’ interplay created a thrilling, deeply expressive evening, capped by two encores.
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