The Hotchkiss School will welcome internationally acclaimed violinist Pinchas Zukerman and pianist Shai Wosner for a special recital on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at 4:30 p.m. in Katherine M. Elfers Hall, Esther Eastman Music Center. The program will feature three of Beethoven’s celebrated violin sonatas: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, Op. 23; Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “Spring”; and Violin Sonata No. 7 in C minor, Op. 30.

The performance brings together two internationally acclaimed musicians for an afternoon devoted to Beethoven’s music. The program spans three of Beethoven’s violin sonatas, including the beloved “Spring” Sonata, offering audiences an opportunity to experience these works through the artistry of two distinguished performers at a breathtaking concert setting.

The performance will take place in Katherine M. Elfers Hall at the Esther Eastman Music Center, home to the School’s acclaimed Music Program holding a variety of concerts and cultural events throughout the year.

This concert is free and open to the public; no ticket reservations are necessary. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Pinchas Zukerman

With a celebrated career encompassing five decades, Pinchas Zukerman reigns as one of today’s most sought after and versatile musicians - violin and viola soloist, conductor, and chamber musician. He is renowned as a virtuoso, admired for the expressive lyricism of his playing, singular beauty of tone, and impeccable musicianship, heard throughout his discography of over 100 albums for which he has earned two Grammy® awards and 21 nominations.

In the 2026–2027 season, Pinchas Zukerman performs with the Berlin Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta, at the Tsinandali Festival under Gianandrea Noseda, and returns to Japan with the Tokyo Philharmonic, Mito Chamber Orchestra, and Miyazaki International Music Festival. He also appears with Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Sinfonia Varsovia in Warsaw and Katowice, Palm Beach Symphony under Gerard Schwarz, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Verbier Festival
Chamber Orchestra in China, and Athens International Music Festival. Recitals with esteemed pianist Shai Wosner take him to Colorado, Connecticut, North Carolina, and New York. A South American tour includes trio performances, master classes and an orchestral appearance at Buenos Aires’ Teatro Colón. Additional highlights include chamber performances with members of the Berlin Philharmonic, concerts celebrating the Israel Philharmonic’s 90th Anniversary, and a performance of Strauss’s Don Quixote with Amanda Forsyth and the Sofia Philharmonic.

Recent highlights include performances with the Vienna Philharmonic in Vienna and Paris, the Belgrade Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic with Lahav Shani, Colorado Symphony with Peter Oundjian, Orquestra de València, Euskadiko Orkestra, KG Philharmonic in Seoul, KNN Broadcasting Orchestra in Busan, the Hangzhou Philharmonic, and a tour of Japan with the ARK Philharmonic. Chamber highlights included recitals with pianist Shai Wosner in Philadelphia and San Francisco, appearances with the Zukerman Trio across the United States, performances with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and a return to the Rhode Island Philharmonic.

A devoted teacher and champion of young musicians, he has served as chair of the Pinchas Zukerman Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music for over 30 years, and has taught at prominent institutions throughout the United Kingdom, Israel, China and Canada, among others. He served as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Artistic and Principal Education Partner from 2021-2024, collaborating with DSO in partnership with Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts to provide intensive coaching and tutoring sessions for its music students.

As a mentor he has inspired generations of young musicians who have achieved prominence in performing, teaching, and leading roles with music festivals around the globe. Mr. Zukerman has received honorary doctorates from Brown University, Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, and the University of Calgary, as well as the National Medal of Arts from President Ronald Reagan. He is a recipient of the Isaac Stern Award for Artistic Excellence in Classical
Music.

Shai Wosner

Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. This season, he makes solo appearances with Mason Bates’s Piano Concerto in Italy and Vijay Iyer’s ‘Handmade Universe’ with East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) in Seattle. Other highlights include a program with the JACK Quartet at the Frick Collection in New York, the 3 Brahms Sonatas with Pinchas Zukerman, and a U.S. tour with Joshua Bell. Shai’s chamber arrangements of various Beethoven Symphonies have been premiered and toured by Emanuel Ax, Leonidas Kavakos and Yo-Yo Ma and are available in GRAMMY-nominated recordings released by Sony Classical. His own recordings for Onyx Classics range from Schubert sonatas, to chamber works by Bartók and Kurtág, to concerti by Haydn and Ligeti. He has received Lincoln Center’s Martin E. Segal Award, an Avery Fisher Career Grant, and a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Award.