Bruce Liu in recital: Ligeti, Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, Mompou, Albéniz, Liszt

Pianist Bruce Liu shows off the dazzling variety of his technical mastery and expressive palette in this epoch-spanning recital blending dance rhythms, Latin flair, and heroic fervor at the 2026 Verbier Festival. He demonstrates his dexterity in one of Ligeti's notoriously difficult Etudes, agility and delicacy in Bach's G Major French Suite, majestic power in Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata, enchanting lyricism in one of Chopin's most gorgeous Nocturnes, liquid touch in Ravel's "Alborada del gracioso," gentleness in two works by Catalan composer Federico Mompou, and a gift for evocative imagery in a selection from Albéniz's Iberia — before bringing out every bit of color and flair in Liszt's monstrously challenging and sonically beguiling Spanish Rhapsody.