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Bangor, ME
Sep 28
Bangor, ME

Brahms ◦ Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ Major, Op. 83

Bangor Symphony Orchestra
Lucas Richman, conductor

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Paris, France
Nov 4
Paris, France

Beethoven ◦ Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Beethoven ◦ Piano Sonata No. 31 in A♭ Major, Op. 110
Beethoven ◦ Piano Sonata No. 32 in c minor, Op. 111

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Albany, NY
Dec 14
Albany, NY

Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in F Major, K.377
Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in B♭ Major, K.378
Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in G Major, K.301

Performing with Mark Steinberg, violin

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Philadelphia, PA
Dec 18
Philadelphia, PA

Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in F Major, K.377
Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in B♭ Major, K.378
Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in G Major, K.301
Mozart ◦ Violin Sonata in D Major, K.306

Performing with Mark Steinberg, violin

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Jonathan featured alongside law professor christopher serkin in latest new york times op-ed

The piece explores the pitfalls of originalism and what interpretation of old texts looks like from the point of view of a classical musician.

“Beethoven’s personal life may have been short on joy, but listening to Jonathan Biss leaves one feeling grateful that he was able to discover it in composing.”

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View fullsize Every summer at @marlboromusic, I have experiences, both musical and human, that would simply not be possible for me the rest of the year. This time around, I spent five solid weeks rehearsing Brahms’s Clarinet Trio and Beethoven’s A die
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View fullsize One of the many differences between a concert and recording is that you can’t *feel* the audience listening to the recording. So it’s both exciting and reassuring to learn that people have indeed been listening to the latest installment o
View fullsize My June 28th recital in Rockport, Massachusetts was my last performance of Schubert’s late sonatas for the immediate future. It’s not really possible to put into words what these sonatas mean to me, but this might help: waking up the next
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View fullsize My latest piece in the @nytimes, co-authored with my friend, law professor Christopher Serkin, is on the dangerous pitfalls of originalism…and on what true interpretation of old texts looks like from the point of view of one classical musician
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View fullsize Upon my return to @spiveyhall last week, I was greeted by this person, who is, in spite of all evidence to the contrary, me. What a joy to be back. The hall is an uncommonly beautiful place to make music, and it was very special to have Alvin Singl
View fullsize 'Authoritarian regimes thrive on cynicism and helplessness; those qualities induce paralysis just as much as fear does. But whereas fear is a thing you feel in your bones, cynicism is a duller sensation. It can grow and metastasize without you even n

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