Emanuel Ax named Musical America Awards’ 2026 ‘Artist of the Year’

Emanuel Ax named Musical America Awards’ 2026 ‘Artist of the Year’

Emanuel Ax named Musical America Awards’ 2026 ‘Artist of the Year’

Emanuel Ax, at age 76, combines the pianistic insight of an old master with the freshness and modesty of a newcomer. His half-century career has been based in the classics—Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Haydn—but this season he is barnstorming with a new, bespoke work: John Williams’s jazzy piano concerto.

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    October 1, 2026

    Orchestre National de France

    Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

    MOZART Don Giovanni Overture
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 2
    SCRIABIN Symphony No. 2

    with Paavo Järvi, conductor

    October 4, 2026

    Musiciens de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France

    Maison de la Radio et de la Musique

    ERNŐ DOHNÁNYI Sérénade opus 10
    R. SCHUMANN Quatuor avec piano

    with Ji-yoon Park, violin; Nicolas Garrigues, viola; and Renaud Guieu, cello

    October 9, 2026

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Concertgebouw

    TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini
    JOHN WILLIAMS Piano Concerto (Dutch premiere)
    DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6

    with Petr Popelka, conductor

    October 11, 2026

    Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

    Concertgebouw

    TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini
    JOHN WILLIAMS Piano Concerto (Dutch premiere)
    DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 6

    with Petr Popelka, conductor

    October 16, 2026

    The Knights

    Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA

    SAINT-GEORGES Overture from L’amant anonyme
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

    with Colin Jacobsen, violin, and Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    October 18, 2026

    The Knights

    Tilles Center for the Performing Arts

    SAINT-GEORGES Overture from L’amant anonyme
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

    with Colin Jacobsen, violin, and Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    October 20, 2026

    The Knights

    Carnegie Hall

    SAINT-GEORGES Overture from L’amant anonyme
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major, K. 453
    MOZART Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503

    with Colin Jacobsen, violin, and Eric Jacobsen, conductor

    October 23, 2026

    Recital

    Glazer Hall

    R. SCHUMANN Papillons
    SCHUBERT Four Impromptus, D. 935
    CHOPIN Polonaise-fantaisie in A-flat Major
    CHOPIN Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
    CHOPIN Nocturnes, Op. 27
    CHOPIN Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat Minor

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms: Music For 2 Pianos
Haydn: Piano Sonatas
Liszt: Piano Sonata in B Minor
Mendelssohn: Piano Trios
Strauss: Enoch Arden

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Extract from masterclass given by Emanuel Ax on Beethoven Piano Sonatas and Variations. The student is Nicolas Van Poucke. The full masterclass is available on DVD from www.masterclassfoundation.org

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