Brian Ganz and Michael Sheppard

Join us for two concerts with virtuoso pianists, Brian Ganz and Michael Sheppard, performing some of Chopin’s best-known works as well as rarely heard works by Chopin for two pianos!

A double billing in both our North Bethesda and Baltimore-area galleries, don’t miss this chance to experience these pianists’ artistry up close and personal. These concerts are free, but RSVP is required.

Steinway Piano Gallery – Mid-Atlantic Selection Center (Sold Out)

Friday, February 21, 2025 at 7pm

11611 Old Georgetown Road

North Bethesda, MD 20852

Steinway Piano Gallery – Baltimore

Saturday, February 22, 2025 at 1pm

9709 York Road

Cockeysville, MD 21030

About the Performers

Brian Ganz is widely regarded as one of the leading pianists of his generation. A top prizewinner of the Marguerite Long Jacques Thibaud and the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competitions, Mr. Ganz has appeared as soloist with such orchestras as the St. Louis Symphony, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony, the National Philharmonic (USA), the National Symphony (USA), the City of London Sinfonia, and the Taipei Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed with such conductors as Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop, Mstislav Rostropovich, Piotr Gajewski and Yoel Levi. The Washington Post has written: “One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth.

Michael Sheppard, known as “a virtuosic soloist possessed of power, sensitivity, earthiness, and humor” (Whitney Smith, Indianapolis Star) with the “power to make an audience sit up and pay attention...thought-provoking for performers and listeners alike” (James Manheim, All Music Guide), studied with the legendary Leon Fleisher at the Peabody Conservatory. He was selected by the American Pianists Association as a Classical Fellow, a designation that led to the recording of his 2007 Harmonia Mundi CD. Another recording will be released by Azica, a Cleveland-based label distributed worldwide by Naxos Records, in addition to an experimental album of improvisations.