"one of the leading figures in the current renaissance of performer-composers"
— The New York Times
— The New York Times
Toronto Summer Music
July 28, 2026, 7:30pm
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Hall
Toronto, ON, Canada
July 28, 2026, 7:30pm
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Walter Hall
Toronto, ON, Canada
Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G Major, Hob.XV:25, “Gypsy”
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 49
with Sean Lee (violin), Nicholas Canellakis (cello)
Recital with cellist Nicholas Canellakis
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3
Saint-Saëns: Romance No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 36
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99
Clara Schumann: Romanze from the Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7
Debussy: Beau Soir
Michael Stephen Brown: Spinning Song
Michael Stephen Brown: Blue Whale
Lukas Foss: Capriccio
Don Ellis: Bulgarian Bulge (arr. Canellakis)
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C Major, Op. 3
Saint-Saëns: Romance No. 1 for Cello and Piano, Op. 36
Brahms: Sonata No. 2 in F Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 99
Clara Schumann: Romanze from the Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 7
Debussy: Beau Soir
Michael Stephen Brown: Spinning Song
Michael Stephen Brown: Blue Whale
Lukas Foss: Capriccio
Don Ellis: Bulgarian Bulge (arr. Canellakis)
PianoRites Festival
August 7, 2026, 5pm
Unitarian Universalist of Southold
51900 Main Rd, Southold, NY, USA
August 7, 2026, 5pm
Unitarian Universalist of Southold
51900 Main Rd, Southold, NY, USA
Solo Recital
Beethoven: Sonata in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78
Samuel Adler: A Struggle Between Darkness and Light
Michael Stephen Brown: Four Lakes For Children
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 959
Samuel Adler: A Struggle Between Darkness and Light
Michael Stephen Brown: Four Lakes For Children
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
Schubert: Sonata in A major, D. 959
Fresh and inventive, Michael Stephen Brown’s new piece steered clear of the musical clichés that its instrumentation might have suggested to less creative minds
— Cleveland Classical
— Cleveland Classical
Recent News
— Michael Stephen Brown wins 2026 Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award! Read all about it!
— New record Twelve Blocks is out on February 13, 2026!
— The Carnival of the Endangered Wonders premieres April 2026!
Composer George Perle & Composer-Pianist Michael Stephen Brown.
Artwork by Roman Rabinovich.
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