Pi-hsien Chen Piano Recital

An extraordinary evening celebrating the intersection of classical and contemporary piano repertoire. This special recital commemorates the 100th anniversary of Pierre Boulez’s birth, featuring works that the composer himself admired alongside Pi-hsien Chen’s acclaimed 2024 complete Beethoven Sonatas recordings performed live.

The program opens with Bach’s luminous Partita No. 4, establishing a dialogue through time that continues with Beethoven’s final piano sonata, Op. 111. This masterwork enters into a delectable conversation with sonatas by Alban Berg and Pierre Boulez, showcasing the evolution of piano composition from Baroque through contemporary music.

Pi-hsien Chen is internationally renowned for her dedicated interest and engagement with contemporary music, and this recital highlights her extensive collaborations with major 20th-century composers. Her performances bridge historical periods with remarkable insight, revealing unexpected connections between seemingly disparate musical worlds.