Bruce Liu

Bruce Liu piano

Saturday | March 23 | 8pm

NEC’s Jordan Hall

Pianist Bruce Liu, launched on the fast track to classical superstardom when he won the 18th Chopin Competition in 2021, makes his Boston recital debut at Jordan Hall.

With a program that spans the centuries—from the French Baroque to the 1980s—Liu will demonstrate the versatility and virtuosity that will make him a must-hear artist for decades to come.

Program:

Jean-Philippe Rameau Selected short works

Frédéric Chopin Variations on "Là ci darem la mano" from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Op. 2

Maurice Ravel Miroirs

Franz Liszt Réminiscences de Don Juan, S. 418

“Liu’s awesomely effortless virtuosity consistently oozes charisma and insouciance.”

–Classics Today

Isidore String Quartet

Wednesday | March 27 | 7:30pm | Longy’s Pickman Hall

Thursday | March 28 | 8pm | Meadow Hall at Groton Hill Music Center

Debut Series

This red-hot young quartet was founded in 2019 at the Juilliard School and was launched on their current trajectory by winning one of the most prestigious awards in chamber music at the 2022 Banff Competition. Their artistry and limitless potential were further recognized when they were awarded a 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant.

Hailed for their “blazing virtuosity” by Violinist.com, the Isidore Quartet aims to revisit, rediscover, and reinvigorate the string quartet repertoire by creating enjoyable, approachable, and intimate concert experiences.

The Quartet’s Banff triumph has opened doors for a debut tour around the country, as well as appearances at major festivals across Europe. This playful, adventurous, and talented group is in the earliest stages of what promises to be a major career: be there for the Isidore String Quartet’s local debut concerts.

Program:

Joseph Haydn String Quartet in C Major, Op. 20, no. 2

Billy Childs String Quartet No. 2, “Awakening”

Ludwig van Beethoven String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132