May
17
2026
concert
via venue:chicago-cso
Evgeny Kissin
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Sunday, May 17, 2026
A piano sensation since his arrival on the international scene in the 1980s, Evgeny Kissin returns with a spectacular, eras-spanning recital. Beethoven’s revolutionary Piano Sonata No. 7 pairs perfectly with Chopin’s varied mazurkas before a second half devoted to two Russian masterworks: Rachmaninov’s spellbinding Moments musicaux and Liszt’s dazzling Hungarian Rhapsody.
Program
- Beethoven Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 10, No. 3
- Chopin Mazurka in E Minor, Op. 41, No. 2
- Chopin Mazurka in A-flat Major, Op. 41, No. 4
- Chopin Mazurka in C Minor, Op. 56, No. 3
- Chopin Mazurka in B Major, Op. 63, No. 1
- Chopin Mazurka in F Minor, Op. 68, No. 4
- Schumann Kreisleriana , Op. 16
- Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp Minor
Performers
- Evgeny Kissin piano