András Schiff
One of the world's most respected pianists, balancing emotional intensity with poetic subtlety, András Schiff has been a lifelong champion of central European music. His Festival recital contrasts Classical elegance with the thrilling energy of 20th-century masterpieces from Hungary and Moravia.
Schiff performs two gloriously melodic Beethoven sonatas, of emotional complexity yet radiant brevity. The exciting rhythms and gripping power of Bartók's folk-inspired Piano Sonata couldn't come as a greater contrast.
Janáček's emotionally charged Sonata 1.X.1905 is a hugely dramatic, personal piece written in the white heat of emotion following the killing of a street protester in Brno. The luminous serenity of Schubert's G major Sonata D894, considered one of the composer's most perfect creations affords the platform to illustrate Schiff's deserved reputation as one of the composer's finest interpreters.
András Schiff is the Master
Los Angeles Times
András Schiff Piano
Beethoven Piano Sonata in E minor Op 90
Piano Sonata in A Op 101
Bartók Piano Sonata
Janáček Sonata 1.X.1905 'From the street'
Schubert Piano Sonata in G D894