Below are beautiful new images from Brian’s February 2, 2019, concert at the Music Center at Strathmore, taken by Jay Mallin.
photography archives
A selection of high-resolution photos are available for download below (simply click on the photo, another window will open, and then drag the image to your desktop). Photo credits are embedded in the filenames. For additional images or any press-related requests, please contact Marc Apter.
news stories archives
“Freer Gallery Presents Pianist Ganz & Actor Tolaydo Merging Whistler & Debussy,” Broadway World, September 18, 2019
“Classical Pianist Brian Ganz and Actor Michael Tolaydo Performing at St. Mary’s College on September, 24, 2019,” Southern Maryland News Net, September 16, 2019
“This gonzo pianist may be the first to play everything Chopin ever wrote,” The Washington Post, Jan. 31, 2019
“A Tribute to Leon Fleisher: Ganz’s playing is arresting and sensitive,” - Broadway World Review, Sept. 29, 2020
“Free Virtual Chopin Concert Mount Angel Abbey Bach Festival Featuring Brian Ganz,” July 27, 2020, The BayNet
“Brian Ganz Plays Chopin at Free Virtual Oregon Bach Festival,” July 27, 2020, The Southern Maryland Chronicle
“Brian Ganz Plays Chopin at Free Virtual Oregon Bach Festival This Week,” July 27, 2020, Broadway World
“12 Great Things to Do In DC This Weekend: Brian Ganz,” July 24, 2020, Metro Weekly
“Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Performs Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude and Others for Free River Concert Series Online Performance,” July 15, 2020, The BayNet
“Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Performs Chopin’s Revolutionary Etude and Others for Free: River Concert Series Online Performance,” July 15, 2020, The Southern Maryland Chronicle
On May 26, 2020, Brian performed an exclusive online concert as part of the Alba Music Festival from his home in Virginia. Watch the performance at https://www.albamusicfestival.com/
“Brian Ganz Will Perform a Free Online Chopin Piano Concert,” May 26, 2020, Broadway World
“Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Performs Chopin Favorites for Alba Music Festival in Italy,” May 25, 2020, The BayNet
“Classical Pianist Brian Ganz Continues Chopin Journey at Strathmore” - Montgomery Community Media, January 31, 2019
“Pianist Brian Ganz Continues ‘Extreme Chopin’ Quest at Strathmore” - Washington Informer, January 30, 2019
“Undercover Stars Among Us: Brian Ganz” - What’s Up? Magazine, October 31, 2018
"Join the National Philharmonic In a Triumphant Celebration of Poland's 100th Anniversary of Independence" - BroadwayWorld.com, May 23, 2018
"Pianist Brian Ganz Announces Strathmore Concert: CHOPIN'S HIDDEN GEMS & ALL-TIME FAVORITES" - BroadwayWorld.com, January 23, 2018
“Pianist Brian Ganz in His Continuing Series of the Complete Works of Fryderyk Chopin,” - Mirecki.us, February 1, 2020
“Brian Brings Chopin to Life,” Feb. 10, The Front Page of Style
“Ganz Concert a Breathtaking Delivery of Chopin’s Works for Pianoforte” - Washington Informer, February 11, 2019
“Ganz’s Chopin Quest Continues with Recollections of Home” - The Rogers Revue, February 3, 2019
“Pianist Brian Ganz smooth as silk in Beethoven concerto” – Waco Tribune-Herald, April 22, 2017
"Concert Review: 'Brian Ganz Plays Chopin: A Young Genius’ at the Music Center at Strathmore" - MD Theatre Guide, February 20, 2017
"Where Chopin Came From: Brian Ganz at the Music Center at Strathmore, February 18, 2017" - DMV Classical, February 20, 2017
"Pianist shares his career-long interest with Polish composer Chopin" - The Baltimore Sun, November 3, 2016
"At National Cathedral, all-Beethoven concert includes a few pieces seldom heard" - The Washington Post, May 16, 2016
"A night of Chopin by a pianist with impressive finesse" - The Washington Post, January 10, 2016 [WITH VIDEO]
"Brian Ganz Plays: a Master of Chopin and Much More" - Atención San Miguel, March 20, 2015
"A Marvelous Strangeness: Brian Ganz at the Music Center at Strathmore" - DMV Classical, February 9, 2015
"Pianist Brian Ganz’s fresh take on Debussy, Beethoven" - The Washington Post, September 15, 2014
"Brian Ganz at JCCGW" - IonArts, September 15, 2014
"American pianist Brian Ganz an eloquent witness to the rewards of being a local music hero" - Musical Toronto, January 18, 2013
"Pianist’s focus on Chopin paying off in ways small and large" - The Washington Post, January 17, 2013
"Journey of the Spirit" - The Baltimore Sun, January 15, 2011
video archives
Brian Ganz plays Chopin's Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54, live at The Strathmore Music Center.
Brian previews Frederic Chopin’s Mazurkas, Op. 56, where the composer calls for one section to be played “dolcissimo,” or, “as sweetly as possible” in Italian. Video courtesy of Jay Mallin.
Brian Ganz, Steven Copes, and Alisa Weilerstein perform the second half of Brahms’ Op. 8 Trio in Cartagena, Colombia, in 2012. Read the article
Brian performed Chopin’s Tarantella, Op. 43, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at The Music Center at Strathmore.
Brian discusses the concept of musical gardening: “I show how the early works demonstrate the seeds of Chopin’s genius, and then I play a mature example of the same genre that demonstrates the full flowering of that genius,” said Brian. Video courtesy of Jay Mallin.
Brian performs Chopin's Allegro de concert, Op. 46, at the Music Center at Strathmore during the 9th performance of his "Extreme Chopin" multi-year concert series. Chopin’s rarely heard Allegro de Concert is the first piece he said he'd perform in an independent Poland. But why is that? Brian thinks he may know: "For a long time I wondered about that. But having learned and performed the work, I now see that it just may be Chopin's most joyous work of absolutely unbridled celebration. How could anything less than that do justice to what he knew he would be feeling upon returning to a Poland finally set free?" Video courtesy of Jay Mallin.
Brian performs Chopin’s Bolero, Op. 19, Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018, at The Music Center at Strathmore.
Chopin remains one of the most influential Polish composers. Join us for more Polish classics during the June 2 concert at the Music Center at Strathmore, which celebrates Poland's 100th year of independence. Brian will perform Chopin's "Piano Concerto No. 2" at the concert.
For ticket information, visit Strathmore’s events page.
Brian Ganz plays Chopin's Nocturne in Bb min Op9 No 1 on a Steinway D fully rebuilt by PianoCraft. Recorded at PianoCraft's Rothenberg Hall. Audio and video by Dhanesh Mahtani.
Brian Ganz plays Chopin's Etude in C Op10 No7 on a Steinway D, fully rebuilt by PianoCraft. Recorded at PianoCraft's Rothenberg Hall. Audio and video by Dhanesh Mahtani.
Brian Ganz plays Chopin's Etude in E op 10 #3 on a Steinway D, fully rebuilt by PianoCraft. Recorded at PianoCraft's Rothenberg Hall. Audio and Video by Dhanesh Mahtani.
See Brian Ganz preview his Feb. 18 Strathmore "Extreme Chopin" concert with Chopin's Revolutionary Etude, one of his most famous compositions. Buy tickets to the recital at www.nationalphilharmonic.org.
Brian Ganz explains the concept of 'musical gardening' by illustrating details of Chopin's personal life through his Mazurkas and other compositions.
Brian celebrated Poland's 100th anniversary in June 2018 at the Music Center at Strathmore. The second half of Chopin's "Piano Concerto No. 2," which Brian performed at the concert, gave audiences a glimpse into the beloved Polish dance style, the mazurka.
Brian Ganz plays Chopin's Revolutionary Etude in C minor Op 10 #12 on a Steinway D, fully rebuilt by PianoCraft. Recorded at PianoCraft's Rothenberg Hall. Audio and Video by Dhanesh Mahtani.
Pianist Brian Ganz performs songs by Chopin at the Kosciuszko Foundation in Washington D.C. with vocalist Dariusz Ocetek. Ganz is on a quest to perform all of Chopin's works.