Impromptus Sunday, December 6, 2026 2 pm Pre-Concert Talk with Professor Suzannah Clark, 1:15 pm Music Recital Hall, Centennial Arts Center, Concord Academy Shai Wosner, piano Praised as “a Schubertian of unfaltering authority and character” (Gramophone), Shai Wosner brings his trademark blend of intellect, imagination, and playfulness to a program exploring the spirit of improvisation. Pairing works by Schubert, Chopin, Dvořák, Gershwin, and Ives with a brief improvisation of his own, Wosner culminates the evening with Schubert’s transcendent final sonata, the B-flat Major Sonata, D. 960. Program Schubert: Impromptu No. 1, D. 935 Ives: Three Improvisations, III. Dvořák: Impromptu, B. 129 Gershwin: Impromptu in Two Keys Chopin: Impromptu No. 1, Op. 29 Schubert: Impromptu No. 2, D. 935 (short improvised transition) Chopin: Impromptu No. 2, Op. 36 Ives: Three Improvisations, I. Schubert: Impromptu No. 4, D. 935

A rare opportunity to experience all five of Beethoven’s cello sonatas in a single evening, this extraordinary recital traces the composer’s evolution from youthful fire to transcendent late style. Legendary Dutch cellist Pieter Wispelwey, praised by The New York Times for his “unusually complete grasp of the music,” joins acclaimed pianist Pei-Shan Lee, whose playing has been called “ravishing and insightful” by The Boston Globe, for a powerful exploration of one of chamber music’s greatest collections of masterpieces. Program Cello Sonata No. 1 in F major, Op. 5, No. 1 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Op. 5 No. 2 — Cello Sonata No. 4 in C major, Op. 102, No. 1 Cello Sonata No. 5 in D major, Op. 102, No. 2 — Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69