Sir András Schiff Announced as New York Philharmonic Artist-in-Residence

The pianist, conductor, and pedagogue will perform in a solo recital, two orchestral programs, and a chamber music concert as part of the role

As the New York Philharmonic's newest Mary and James G. Wallach Artist-in-Residence, Sir András Schiff will perform multiple performances in April 2023 in New York City.

On April 11, 2023, at David Geffen Hall's Wu Tsai Theater, as part of the Artist Spotlight series, Schiff will perform a solo recital of works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Schubert, introducing each selection from the stage.

His first orchestral appearances, also at the Wu Tsai Theater, will be from April 14–16 and 18, 2023, and include Haydn’s Piano Concerto in D major, Schubert’s Symphony in B minor, Unfinished, and Mozart’s Don Giovanni Overture and Piano Concerto No. 20 — with Schiff conducting and leading from the keyboard.

From April 20–22, 2023, he will perform Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 3 as a soloist in a program in which Iván Fischer conducts Dohnányi’s Symphonic Minutes and Mozart’s Symphony No. 41, Jupiter.

Additionally, Schiff will collaborate with NY Phil musicians in a chamber music concert held at and co-presented with The 92nd Street Y, New York. He will join the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, Principal Flute Robert Langevin, Principal Oboe Liang Wang, Principal Clarinet Anthony McGill, Principal Bassoon Judith LeClair, and Associate Principal Horn Richard Deane on April 23, 2023.

Born in Budapest, Hungary, in 1953, Sir András studied piano at the Liszt Ferenc Academy with Pal Kadosa, György Kurtág, and Ferenc Rados; and in London with George Malcom.

He has performed cycles of complete Beethoven sonatas as well as projects including the complete works of J.S. Bach, Haydn, Schubert, and Bartók.

Now focusing primarily on solo recitals, play-conducting appearances, and exclusive conducting projects, he is a frequent performer of Bach at the BBC Proms, and he regularly performs at the Verbier, Salzburg, and Baden-Baden Festivals as well as at Wigmore Hall.

Schiff enjoys close relationships with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, the Budapest Festival Orchestra, and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment — the latter at which he accepted the role of Associated Artist in 2018.

As an educator, his “Building Bridges” series gives performance opportunities to promising young artists. He also teaches at the Barenboim-Said and Kronberg academies.

His awards include the International Mozarteum Foundation’s Golden Medal, Germany’s Great Cross of Merit with Star, a Knighthood for Services to Music, and a Doctorate from the Royal College of Music. In 2021, he was awarded the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from The Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University.