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Jonathan Biss

Tue., April 7, 8 p.m., $23, Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org. Thu.-Sat., April 23-25, $39-$125, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, philorch.org

Published: Apr 1, 2009


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This recent Curtis grad, a student of the great Leon Fleisher, plays with an intensity of concentration and sense of beauty that focuses, laser like, on the core repertoire composers that he loves. No flash here, just deeply satisfying music-making. Call him the anti-Lang Lang. He also has the curiosity to include new music in his programs, in this case, slipping the fascinating work of Hungarian composer Gyšrgy Kurtág into a mix of Mozart, Schubert and Chopin. Later in the month, he returns to Philly to play Beethoven with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

 

Tue., April 7, 8 p.m., $23, Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd., 215-569-8080, pcmsconcerts.org. Thu.-Sat., April 23-25, $39-$125, Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999, philorch.org.

 

 

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