Kirill Gerstein

Jan 25, 2026
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Overview

Join pianist and polymath Kirill Gerstein for a program exploring Liszt and Brahms, two Romantic-era luminaries. Celebrated for his “insightful, boldly projected playing” (Chicago Classical Review), Gerstein opens with Liszt’s gem-like Three Petrarch Sonnets and fantastical Dante Sonata. The second half features Brahms’ youthful and impetuous Scherzo and the majestic warmth of his Sonata No. 3.

Schedule
Program
Liszt

Three Petrarch Sonnets

Liszt

Après une lecture du Dante (Fantasia quasi Sonata) from Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie

Brahms

Scherzo in E-flat Minor, Op. 4

Brahms

Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 5

Schumann

Blumenstück, Op. 19 [Encore]

Chopin

Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42 [Encore]

Performers
Kirill Gerstein
Piano
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