Sir András Schiff, Master Pianist
“There wasn't a moment in the intense recital not made to mesmerizingly matter.”
— The Los Angeles Times
17 and Under Are FREE with a paying adult. Call the Kauffman Center Box Office to get your tickets, 816-994-7222
Student ($10) and Educator ($15) Rush Tickets: Available 48 hours prior to this concert. Call the Kauffman Center Box Office at 816-994-7222 on Monday, November 13 or Tuesday, November 14 to get your special Rush Ticket Price.
Watch a video by the Artistic Co-Director Dmitri Atapine about Sir András Schiff’s visit.
“One of the most penetratingly serious masters of the keyboard before the public today” (Boston Globe), Sir András Schiff makes a triumphant return to Kansas City. Sir András will perform a program announced directly from the stage – a unique and immediate experience inspired by the moment!
PLEASE NOTE: No pre-concert talk, as the program will be announced from the stage
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Sir András Schiff is world-renowned as pianist, conductor, pedagogue and lecturer. He brings masterful and intellectual insights to his performances which have inspired audiences and critics alike. Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1953, Sir András studied piano at the Liszt Ferenc Academy with Pal Kadosa, György Kurtág, and Ferenc Rados; and in London with George Malcom.
He has performed cycles of complete Beethoven sonatas as well as projects including the complete works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Schubert and Bartók which constitute an important part of his work. Having collaborated with the world’s leading orchestras and conductors, he now focuses primarily on solo recital, play-conducting appearances and exclusive conducting projects. His Bach has become an annual highlight at the BBC Proms and he regularly performs at the Verbier, Salzburg and Baden-Baden Festivals as well as Wigmore Hall. This season in North America Sir András will perform eight recitals comprised of Bach's Goldberg Variations and programs announced from the stage. In April he will remain in New York City performing 9 concerts as Artist-in-Residence of the New York Philharmonic.
Vicenza is home to Cappella Andrea Barca- his own chamber orchestra consisting of international soloists, chamber musicians and friends founded in 1999. Together they have appeared at Carnegie Hall, Lucerne Festival and Salzburg Mozartwoche, while forthcoming projects include a tour of Asia and a cycle of Bach’s keyboard concertos in Europe. He currently curates a festival in Vicenza at the Teatro Olimpico.
Sir András enjoys close relationships with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. In 2018 he accepted the role of Associated Artist with the OAE, complementing his interest in performing on period keyboard instruments.
With a prolific discography, he established an exclusive relationship in 1997 with Producer Manfred Eicher and ECM New Series. Highlights have included the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas recorded live from Zurich, solo recitals of Schubert, Schumann and Janáček as well as J.S. Bach’s Partitas, Goldberg Variations, and Well-Tempered Clavier. His most recent discs were the two Brahms Concerti with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment on period instruments in June 2021.
He continues to support new talent, primarily through his “Building Bridges” series which gives performance opportunities to promising young artists. He also teaches at the Barenboim-Said and Kronberg academies and gives frequent lectures and masterclasses. In 2017 his book “Music Comes from Silence,” essays and conversations with Martin Meyer, was published by Bärenreiter and Henschel.
Sir András Schiff’s many honors include the International Mozarteum Foundation’s Golden Medal (2012), Germany’s Great Cross of Merit with Star (2012, the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Gold Medal (2013), a Knighthood for Services to Music (2014) and a Doctorate from the Royal College of Music (2018). He was awarded the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance in 2021 from The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.
Presenting Underwriters: Charles and Virginia Clark and Sanders and Blanche Sosland Music Fund.
Supporting Underwriters: Al Mauro, Jr. and Molly Dwyer, and David and Sandy Eisenberg.
Corporate Sponsor: Mdivani Corporate Immigration Law.
• Bösendorfer 280VC concert grand piano provided by Yamaha Artist Services New York in association with Kansas City Piano in Overland Park, KS.
• Sir András Schiff’s recordings are available on the Decca/London, Teldec/Warner and ECM labels.
• Exclusive Representation: Kirshbaum Associates Inc. 307 Seventh Avenue, Suite 506 New York, NY 10001 www.kirshbaumassociates.com