SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2026 AT 4 PM
JONATHAN BISS, PIANO
MOZART, JANÁČEK, AND SCHUMANN
“Biss is known for his deeply insightful approach to the pillars of the repertoire and a desire to forge connections between that canon and the present…” — The Boston Globe, January 2024
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Pianist Jonathan Biss is internationally acclaimed for his impeccable taste, formidable technique, and profound musical insight. He has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras and, since 2018, has served as Co-Artistic Director of the Marlboro Music School and Festival alongside Mitsuko Uchida.
In his thoughtfully curated program, Jonathan Biss charts an expressive journey through three centuries of piano masterpieces — from Mozart’s stormy Sonata in C minor, K. 457, to Janáček’s early 20th-century nostalgia in On an Overgrown Path, and the sweeping Romantic passion of Schumann’s Fantasy in C, envisioned as a coded love letter to his beloved wife-to-be, Clara Wieck.
2025-2026
SEASON
September 14, 2025
“Singers” from the Met Orchestra
October 12, 2025
Lawrence Brownlee, tenor
November 2, 2025
Benjamin Appl, baritone;
James Baillieu, piano
December 7, 2025
The Tallis Scholars
January 18, 2026
Benjamin Beilman, violin; Jonathan Swenson, cello;
Orion Weiss, piano
February 22, 2026
Radu Ratoi, accordion
March 8, 2026
Jonathan Biss, piano
April 26, 2026
Jerusalem String Quartet
May 17, 2026
Chee-Yun, violin; Sterling Elliott, cello; Henry Kramer, piano
LOCATION
At West Side Presbyterian Church
6 South Monroe Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
For map and directions, click here.
CONCERT AMENITIES
Wheelchair Accessible
Free Parking for all concerts
FEATURING
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Sonata in C minor, K. 457
Program Notes
Leoš Janáček:
On an Overgrown Path
Program Notes
INTERMISSION
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Sonata in F, K. 533/494
Program Notes
Robert Schumann:
Fantasy in C, Op. 17
Program Notes