Sir András Schiff has distinguished himself throughout the course of an exceptional international career that has spanned over 40 years.  He is world-renowned as a pianist, conductor, pedagogue and lecturer. “An undisputed master of the German repertory,” (The New Yorker), Sir András has been focusing his exquisite interpretations of German master composers, featuring works by Schubert, Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Mozart and Mendelssohn during the past seasons.  For his 2018-2019 North American tour, Sir András Schiff offers a rich and imaginative recital program filled with love, anxieties, longings, visions and fantasies, capturing the pianist’s personal insights in selected works by Bach, Bartók, Janacek and Schumann. 

“But so successful was the evening that the critic can only throw up his hands, wish you had been there, and quote Ira Gershwin's endearing tombstone inscription: 'Words Fail Me.'” — The New York Times

Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 8 PM
Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage

Sir András Schiff, piano

BACH Capriccio in B-flat Major, BWV 992, "On the Departure of a Most Beloved Brother"
BARTÓK Six Dances in Bulgarian Rhythm from Mikrokosmos
BACH Four Duets, BWV 802-805
BARTÓK Piano Sonata, Sz. 80
JANÁČEK In the Mists
SCHUMANN Davidsbündlertänze, Op. 6

Additional North American recital dates -
2019:
Feb. 18 / Napa, CA / Chamber Music in Napa Valley
Feb. 20 / Denver, CO / University of Denver
Feb. 22 / La Jolla, CA / La Jolla Music Society                       
Feb. 24 / Aliso Viejo, CA / Soka Performing Arts Center
Mar. 2 / Seattle, WA / Benaroya Hall
Mar. 5 / Washington, D.C. / Strathmore

Last fall, Sir András Schiff appeared with the New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, serving as both conductor and soloist.  In his highly anticipated 2018-19 North American tour, Sir András Schiff conducts and plays with San Francisco and Seattle Symphonies, pairing concerti by Bach and Beethoven with Bartók ‘s colorful Concerto for Orchestra and Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang.

“Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Bartók — they all come from Bach.” - Sir András Schiff

Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 2 PM
Friday, February 15, 2019 at 8 PM
Sunday, February 17, 2019 at 2 PM
Davies Symphony Hall

Sir András Schiff conducts and plays
​San Francisco Symphony

BACH Keyboard Concerto No. 4 in A major, BWV 1055
BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
BACH Keyboard Concerto No. 7 in G minor, BWV 1058
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, op. 52, “Lobgesang”

Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 2 PM
Benaroya Hall

Sir András Schiff conducts and plays
Seattle Symphony

BACH Keyboard Concerto No 3 in D major, BWV 1054 
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
BARTÓK Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116