JONATHAN BISS

WEDNESDAY APRIL 2, 2008 ● 8 PM

“A serious, accomplished artist who puts the composer before the player” (The Los Angeles Times), twenty-six-year-old American pianist Jonathan Biss is noted for his artistic maturity and versatility, prodigious technique, and intriguing programs. In his fast rising career he has already collaborated with many of the world’s leading conductors including Daniel Barenboim, Herbert Blomstedt, Charles Dutoit, James Levine, Lorin Maazel, and Michael Tilson Thomas.

Program

JANÁCEK

Sonata “From the Street”

SCHÖNBERG

Six Little Pieces, Op.19

BEETHOVEN

Sonata in D Major, Op.28  “Pastoral”

SCHUBERT

Sonata in A Major, D.959