Mitsuko Uchida, piano

SCHUBERT: Sonata in G major, Op. 78, D. 894 BEETHOVEN: Thirty-three Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120 "Only a few [pianists] regularly cross the threshold of mere excellence to transporting brilliance...Mitsuko Uchida can be included in that exclusive handful," says the New York Times. In a storied career spanning dozens of acclaimed recordings and breathless standing ovations the world over, pianist Mitsuko Uchida has earned a reputation for magisterial performances and a sublime, elegant artistic temperament. Her intensely moving interpretations of classical repertoire balance sinew and sensitivity with crystalline articulation and vivid dynamic contrasts. In her eagerly anticipated Cal Performances debut, Uchida performs Schubert's luminous and serene Sonata No. 18 in G major, balanced by Beethoven's witty, obsessive masterwork, the beloved Diabelli Variations.