About the Show
Join us at GLAZER HALL for a rare opportunity to experience 8x Grammy Award winner Emanuel Ax, one of today’s most celebrated pianists in an intimate setting and witness the timeless brilliance of Schubert and Chopin brought vividly to life.
Born to Polish parents in what is today Lviv, Ukraine, Ax moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his family when he was a young boy. Ax made his New York debut in the Young Concert Artists Series, and in 1974 won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. In 1975 he won the Michaels Award of Young Concert Artists, followed four years later by the Avery Fisher Prize.
Widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost classical musicians, Ax has enchanted audiences for decades with his profound musical insight, dazzling technique, and deeply expressive performances. A Grammy Award-winning artist and longtime Sony Classical recording artist, he has appeared with the world’s leading orchestras and in the most prestigious concer