Carnegie Hall

Daniil Trifonov is routinely hailed as “the most astounding pianist of our age” (London’s The Times). His thoughtfully curated recitals are annual highlights of the Carnegie Hall season, featuring superhuman virtuosity in the service of profoundly human performances. Tonight’s program intertwines several fascinating tales—both musical and personal—by pairing Handel’s lively Suite No. 7 in G Minor and Robert Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze piano cycle with Brahms’s definitive sets of variations written in homage to each composer. Though the musical contents of Brahms’s works are true to their tributary titles, both sets—like that of his friend and mentor, Robert Schumann—were openly dedicated to Clara Schumann.