Jonathan Biss (piano) April 7, 2009

Program:
Mozart: Sonata in C minor, K. 457; Kurtag: Selections from Jatekok; Schubert: Sonata in C Major, D. 840 "Relique"; Chopin: Barcarolle, Op. 60; Chopin: Three Mazurkas. Op. 59; Chopin: Nocturne in E Major, Op. 62, no. 2; Chopin: Ballade no. 4 in f minor, Op. 52

"A gifted artist" (The New York Times)

Pianist Jonathan Biss plays a combination of Mozart, Kurtag, Schubert, and Chopin at the Independence Seaport Museum on Tuesday April 7. Biss, who began his piano studies at age six, collaborated musically first with his mother, violinist Miriam Fried, and father, violist/violinist Paul Biss. Mr. Biss made his New York recital debut at the 92nd Street Y in 2000 and has since given recitals in many other cities throughout the US, including Washington, D.C., Boston, Baltimore, and Chicago, as well as at the Caramoor and Ravinia Festivals. Abroad he has performed with the BBC Symphony, Munich Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, and at the Verbier and Bad Kissingen Festivals; he has given recitals in London and Zurich, at the Spoleto Festival in Italy, and at Klavier-Festival Ruhr in Germany. Mr. Biss was an artist-in-residence on NPR's Performance Today and has been recognized with numerous awards, including Lincoln Center's Martin E. Segal Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and the 2003 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award. He was the first and only American chosen to participate in the BBC's New Generation Artist program. In April 2004 EMI Classics released Mr. Biss' highly anticipated recording debut.

For more information on Jonathan Biss, please visit: www.jonathanbiss.com

For more information on the composers, please visit:
Mozart: http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart.htm
Kurtag:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gy%C3%B6rgy_Kurt%C3%A1g
Schubert:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Schubert
Chopin:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Chopin

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Get to Know Jonathan Biss!

Watch: Biss discusses his connection to Schumann and plays excerpts as part of this video:

Listen and Connect: Read from Jonathan Biss' blog here:
http://jonathanbiss.com/home/category/blog/