Mozart Sonatas, Mark Steinberg & Jonathan Biss: Rockport Chamber Music Festival (Mass) (Site)
Saturday June 20, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
$29
Mark Steinberg, violin & Jonathan Biss, piano
Brentano Quartet violinist Mark Steinberg joins pianist Jonathan Biss for three Mozart sonatas—K.305, K.380, and the expansive K.454—pairing youthful energy and lyrical warmth with the clarity, balance, and expressive interplay that define these remarkable works.
Program:
Sonata in A major, K. 305
Sonata in E-flat major, K. 380
Sonata in B-flat major, K. 454
JONATHAN BISS, piano
Jonathan Biss is an internationally acclaimed pianist recognized for his profound musicianship, intellectual curiosity, and deeply communicative performances. Born in 1980 into a musical family, he began piano studies at age six and grew up in Bloomington, Indiana, studying with Karen Taylor and Evelyne Brancart. At seventeen, he entered the Curtis Institute of Music to study with Leon Fleisher, an experience central to his artistic development.
Biss has established himself as one of the leading pianists of his generation, appearing regularly with major orchestras and conductors worldwide. He has performed with the Cleveland Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as many of Europe’s leading ensembles. His collaborators have included Lorin Maazel, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Simon Rattle, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. He is also a frequent recitalist in major concert halls across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Especially admired for his interpretations of the core classical repertoire—particularly Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart, and Brahms—Biss has released numerous critically acclaimed recordings. These include a complete cycle of Beethoven’s piano sonatas, issued in nine volumes, as well as recordings of concertos and chamber music.
Committed to education and musical inquiry, Biss is the author of Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas and a long-standing member of the faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music.