Steinway Concert Series: Illia Ovcharenko

The young Ukrainian pianist Illia Ovcharenko is something of a must-see, especially when he’s playing the Romantic repertoire – and most especially for his treatment of Liszt. Praised as “technically flawless and impeccably musical” (International Piano) and winner of multiple competitions including the lauded 2022 Honens International Piano Competition, Ovcharenko’s recital will feature two of Liszt’s most celebrated works – the transcription of Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 and his Sonata in B minor (reviewed last year as “astonishing … lushly detailed and violently thrilling, it left us holding our breath and riveted …”