Tuesday, October 3 at 12:30 PM
Pianist Gretchen Hull’s recital includes works by C.P.E. Bach, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Beethoven and the 20th-century Norwegian composer, Geirr Tveitt.
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco About Gretchen HullThursday, October 5 at 3:00 PM
Pianist Chelsea Wong is co-hosting a piano bonfire at Ocean Beach, Stair No. 28, starting at 3 p.m. and running until late. “Bring tea, stories, music, smiles, tears & love.”
About Chelsea WongFriday, October 6 at 7:30 PM
Haydn, Schumann, Chopin and a formidable sonata by Fanny Mendelssohn figure on Kanneh-Mason’s program.
Herbst Hall, San Francisco About Isata Kanneh-MasonFriday, October 6 at 8:00 PM
Pianist Utsav Lal offers traditional Indian music as well as his own compositions, based in the ragas. He’s joined by Nilan Chaudhuri, tabla and George Brooks, saxophone.
Old First Church, San Francisco About Utsav LalSaturday, October 7 at 7:30 PM
The polymath pianist Leah Kang performs works by Marguerite Canal, Florence Price, and Toru Takematsu, as well as Scriabin’s second sonata and Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales.
Episcopal Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco About Leah KangSaturday, October 7 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Nikolay Khozyainov returns to the Bay Area with a program of Chopin, three Scriabin sonatas, and his own arrangement of three movements from Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloe.
McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga About Nikolay KhozyainovSunday, October 8 at 2:00 PM
Pianist Jon Lee is a Bay Area software engineer and the winner of the 2022 Van Cliburn Amateur Competition. He’s joined by Classical Revolution musicians Daniel Dastoor, violin, Charith Premawardhana, viola, and Brady Anderson, cello, in selections from piano trios by Mozart, Schumann, Brahms and Faure.
Medicine for Nightmares (Bookstore & Gallery), San Francisco About Jon LeeSunday, October 8 at 2:00 PM
Pianist Anton Nel is joined by Alexander Barantschik and Peter Wyrick in music of Hummel and Mozart, followed by Shostakovich’s epic Op. 67 Piano Trio.
Legion of Honor, San Francisco About Anton NelSunday, October 8 at 5:00 PM
The noted Russian pianist Ilya Yakushev performs a program spanning Mozart to Gershwin, including Beethoven’s Appassionata and Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz.
Mt. Tamalpais United Methodist Church, Mill Valley About Ilya YakushevTuesday, October 10 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Timo Andres joins the quartet for a varied program that includes his own piano quintet as well as the Calder’s performance of Schubert’s Rosamunde Quartet.
Herbst Hall, San Francisco About Timo AndresTuesday, October 10 at 8:00 PM
Pianist and UM professor Matthew Bengtson performs pieces by notable UM composers Paul Schoenfield and William Bolcom. His program of works by living composers also includes several west coast premieres and the world premiere of a sonata, dedicated to the pianist, by Roberto Sierra.
Old First Church, San Francisco About Matthew BengstonWednesday, October 11 at 7:00 PM
Pianist Khozyainov follows his Steinway Society concert with a program that includes Chopin’s Barcarolle and Beethoven’s Appasionata.
Schultz Curltural Arts Hall, Palo Alto About Nikolay KhozyainovThursday, October 12 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Emmanuel Ax and Esa-Pekka Salonen premiere a SF Symphony-commissioned piano concerto by Swedish composer Anders Hillborg.
Davies Hall, San Francisco About Emmanuel AxFriday, October 13 at 8:00 PM
Pianist Awadagin Pratt joins the orchestra, under Shiyeon Sung, for a performance of Bach’s Keyboard Concerto in A, BWV 1055.
Paramount Theatre, Oakland About Awadagin PrattSunday, October 15 at 4:00 PM
Pianist Monica Chew explores mostly new music by Joshua Uzoigwe, Ali Osman, Stacy Fahrion, Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Lucrecia Kasilag, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Ulvi Cemal Erkin in a concert she’s entitled “Best Friends.”
Old First Church, San Francisco About Monica ChewSunday, October 15 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet is joined by well-known colleagues Lisa Batiashvili and Gautier Capuçon in piano trios by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn.
Davies Hall, San Francisco About Jean-Yves ThibaudetMonday, October 16 at 7:00 PM
Pianist Sarah Cahill and guest bass-baritone Dashon Burton share their music and discuss a wide range of musical topics.
Old First Church, San FranciscoFriday, October 20 at 8:00 PM
Jazz pianist Helen Sung is joined by the Bay Area’s Friction Quartet for her classically-inspired arrangements of music by influential women composers: Geri Allen, Carla Bley, Mary Lou Williams, Marian McPartland, and Toshiko Akiyoshi.
Piedmont Piano, Oakland About Helen SungTuesday, October 24 at 12:30 PM
Pianist Murry McLachlan’s program includes his own Homage à Godowsky as well as the 24 Preludes of Chopin.
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco About Murray McLachlanSunday, October 29 at 2:30 PM
Two sublime Schubert sonatas — D Major (D. 850) and B-flat (D. 960) — comprise the program by the distinguished pianist Anne-Marie McDermott.
De Anza College, Cupertino About Anne-Marie McDermottSunday, October 29 at 3:00 PM
Pianist Michelle Cann’s lineup includes sonatas by Ginastera and Price as well as the recent My Dungeon Shook by Joel Thompson.
Hertz Hall, Berkeley About Michelle CannTuesday, October 31 at 12:30 PM
The distinguished Israeli pianist Rami Bar-Niv plays an all-Gershwin program that includes a solo rendition of Rhapsody in Blue.
Old St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco About Rami Bar-NivSaturday, November 4 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Kwok Kuen Koo and the orchestra provide an entire evening of piano concerti, with both Beethoven’s Third Concerto and Rachmaninoff’s Second.
Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain ViewSunday, November 5 at 4:00 PM
The San Francisco Conservatory-educated pianist returns to the Bay Area for an Old First debut concert that includes works by Rzewski and Hyo-shin Na as well as a sonata by Hanns Eisler.
Old First Church, San Francisco About Kevin Lee SunSaturday, November 11 at 8:00 PM
The sensitive and ever-inventive Mehldau performs with Larry Grenadier, bass, and Jeff Ballard, drums.
Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley About Brad MehldauTuesday, November 14 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Stephen Hough features miniatures by Mompou, substantial sonatas by Scriabin and Liszt, and his own five-movement Partita.
Herbst Hall, San Francisco About Stephen HoughSaturday, November 18 at 7:30 PM
After a successful Carnegie Hall debut earlier this year, the young pianist Mao Fujita — known for sensitive Mozart — brings a program of Chopin Polonaises followed by the Liszt Sonata.
De Anza College, Cupertino About Mao FujitaSunday, November 19 at 7:30 PM
Pianist Daniil Trifonov pairs music by Rameau and Mozart with the virtuoso Mendelssohn Variations sérieuses and Beethoven’s Hammerklavier.
Davies Hall, San Francisco About Daniil TrifonovMonday, November 20 at 7:00 PM
Pianist Sarah Cahill and bassist Mezzacappa share performances and a discussion about improvisation across genres.
Old First Church, San Francisco