Taos School of Music: Pianist Robert McDonald
Tuesday, July 21st, 2026
7:30 PM
Price: Adults: $35, Family Ticket: $40 ( Up to 5 w/ 1+ Youth)
Taos Center for the Arts
Taos School of Music
Pianist Robert McDonald
TUE, July 21, 7:30pm
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Experience an exclusive solo recital by acclaimed pianist Robert McDonald, a beloved TSoM faculty artist and one of the most distinguished collaborators, teachers, and performers of his generation. Known for his poetic touch, profound musical insight, and extraordinary sensitivity at the keyboard, McDonald brings audiences into the inner world of every work he performs. This rare solo recital offers a chance to hear a master artist up close, in a program filled with elegance, depth, and expressive power. Join us for an unforgettable performance by a pianist whose artistry has shaped generations of musicians.
Program
Debussy Suite Bergamasque
Beethoven Sonata No. 30, Op. 109
Bartók Sonata for Piano, Sz. 80
Albéniz Cordoba from Chants d’Espagne
Faure Valse Caprice #3 in G-Flat Major
About Pianist Robert McDonald
Pianist Robert McDonald has played extensively as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America. He has appeared with major orchestras in the United States and Latin America, and was the recital partner for many years to Isaac Stern, as well as other celebrated instrumentalists. Mr. McDonald has also performed with the Takács, Vermeer, Juilliard, Brentano, Borromeo, American, and Shanghai string quartets, and in tours with Music from Marlboro. His discography includes recordings for Sony Classical, Bridge, Vox, Musical Heritage Society, ASV, and CRI, and Mr. McDonald’s prizes include the Gold Medal at the Busoni International Piano Competition, the William Kapell International Competition, and the Deutsche Schallplatten Critics Award. He has studied with Theodore Rehl, Seymour Lipkin, Rudolf Serkin, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Beveridge Webster, and Gary Graffman, and holds degrees from Lawrence University, The Curtis Institute of Music, The Juilliard School, and the Manhattan School of Music. A member of the piano faculty at the Juilliard School since 1999, Mr. McDonald joined the faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2007. In addition to coaching piano at Taos School of Music, he is also the school’s artistic director. This will be his forty-first summer in Taos.
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