Jonathan Biss

04/03/2026

Caption Contest!

04/01/2026

What an unexpected delight to be back with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and conductor Fabien Gabel to play Mozart’s preposterously inspired Concerto K271.

Concerts are Thursday and Saturday at 7:30pm.
Tickets: https://www.tso.ca/concerts-and-events/events/bolero

03/27/2026

Tomorrow, Saturday, March 28th, there will be No Kings rallies all across the United States. You can find the location closest to you at the link below. Make your voice heard!

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power belongs to the people.

03/14/2026

It was such a pleasure to be back with the , conducted by .lazarova , to play Beethoven’s irresistible 2nd piano concerto.

You can listen to the performance on DSO Replay, if you sign up for a (free!) account.

https://livefromorchestrahall.vhx.tv/2025-26-4k-uhd/season:7/videos/ludwig-van-beethoven-piano-concerto-no-2-in-b-flat-major-op-19

https://livefromorchestrahall.vhx.tv/2025-26-4k-uhd/season:7/videos/encore-beethoven-piano-sonata-no-8-op-13-pathetique-ii-adagio-cantabile

Delyana Lazarova, conductor Jonathan Biss, piano Detroit Symphony Orchestra January 17, 2026

03/06/2026

It’s been 20 years since I first played the Schumann Fantasy. Then and now, it is one of the most important pieces in my life — perhaps the only one that can bring me to tears even while playing.

I’ll be playing it, alongside works of Mozart and Janáçek, in Ridgewood, NJ this Sunday, and then again at London’s Wigmore Hall later in the month. Links in my bio.

03/04/2026

03/01/2026

My latest essay for the New York Times is about the truth: The more it is devalued in our politics and our national discourse, the more important it becomes to seek it in artistic expression.

In an age in which facts are losing their meaning, the performing arts can ground us in what is true.

02/23/2026

There are many career pinnacles, but none higher than finding your poster in a public bathroom.

02/20/2026

🎂 Happy 100th (!!!!!) birthday to György Kurtág. I have tried often to express in words what he has meant to me. He taught me that you should never make a sound without meaning behind it; that it takes a lifetime to begin to understand the greatest music; that making music is an act of love. He and his music are a constant source of inspiration. I’m so grateful he was born.

Read my program note above on Játékok 👆