The final movement opens with a plaintive Arioso, which unfolded with somber dignity in this pianist's superlative hands.
The Brooklyn Philharmonic, in its continuing financial crisis, has replaced a scheduled vocal and orchestral program with a solo one by this pianist in his recital debut.
This pianist played with exceptional elegance in the difficult "Goyescas" music and equally as impressively in Mr. Barber's big, exuberant piano writing and Mr. Wolf's more subdued but just as demanding accompaniments.
The fiery Korean violinist seems to appear most frequently in New York as a soloist with orchestras, so this recital with the pianist Phillip Moll should be a rare treat.
Mr. Bennink, a gifted drummer who pleases audiences with performance antics that resemble Mr. Hulot after a quart of coffee, has never played duets in this country with the pianist Misha Mengelberg, his calmer, Monk-influenced Dutch colleague, though they've played together since the 1960's.
9 and 10 30, Jazz Gallery, 290 Hudson Street, at Spring Street, South Village, (212) 242-1063; cover, $15. (Chinen) RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA QUARTET (Wednesday and Thursday) Mr. Mahanthappa uses both his razor-sharp alto saxophone tone and his compositional acumen in this group, with the pianist Vijay Iyer, the bassist François Moutin and the drummer Dan Weiss.
Mr. Haim will present "The Goldberg Variations," with the pianist André Gribou, in this free program.
He has a crew suited to this strategy, starting with the pianist Geoffrey Keezer and the guitarist Leonardo Amuedo, who bring artistry as well as flash to the equation.
(Chinen 20100211 MARK SHERMAN QUINTET (Thursday) On his new album, "Live at the Bird's Eye" (Miles High), the vibraphonist Mark Sherman showcases the bright rapport of this working band with the pianist Allen Farnham, the bassist Dean Johnson and the drummer Tim Horner.
