Jonathan Biss

The bright young pianist and formidable musical thinker launches an ambitious nine-year recording project of the complete Beethoven sonatas on Onyx with this recital that also doubles as a fund-raiser for Housing Works initiatives to combat AIDS and homelessness. To get your brain prepped, check out Biss's insightful Kindle essay Beethoven’s Shadow, which is currently ranked in the top 10 on the Amazon Kindle Singles best-sellers chart.