Keys to the Classics:
Haven’t I Heard That Before?
January 25, 2027 @ 7:30 PM
Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth
Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth
Why does a melody sometimes sound familiar, even when we have never heard it before? Pianist Daniel Anastasio takes listeners on an exploration of musical patterns, sequences, repetition, and recall—revealing how composers across centuries borrow, transform, and reinvent musical ideas.
Through a combination of performance and commentary, Daniel examines the ways our ears recognize patterns and make connections between seemingly different pieces. The program features music by J.S. Bach, François Couperin, Nikolai Medtner, Ludwig van Beethoven, Maurice Ravel, Bill Evans, and others, tracing the fascinating ways musical ideas reappear across different composers, eras, and styles.
The program also features Brahms’s Clarinet Sonata No. 2, performed by Daniel Anastasio and Stas Chernyshev. Through Brahms’s intricate interplay of melody, harmony, and recurring motifs, the sonata offers another fascinating example of how composers build something new from musical ideas that already live in our ears.
The concert takes place at the Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth. Doors open for a pre-concert reception at 6:45 PM, featuring complimentary prosecco and macarons. The performance begins at 7:30 PM and unfolds without intermission, offering an uninterrupted, immersive listening experience. Tickets are $45 per person.
About the Artist
Praised by the New York Times for his “crisp performance” of a “devilish showpiece” by Ukrainian composer Borys Liatoshynsky, Daniel Anastasio is a soloist and chamber musician based in San Antonio, Texas who combines an intellectual curiosity with “technical prowess and emotional sensitivity” (San Antonio Report). As Artistic Director of several organizations including Agarita and the San Antonio Chamber Music Society, his innovative programs have included collaborations with dancers, writers, museums, photographers, glass-blowers, and more. As a performer with a diverse skillset, he has performed Bach’s Goldberg Variations on harpsichord one week, and premiered a multimedia work by Rome Prize-winning contemporary composer Christopher Stark on MIDI keyboard the next. An active proponent of new music, he is the co-founder and pianist of Unheard-of Ensemble, a group that creates engaging interdisciplinary works in direct collaboration with emerging artists and composers across the United States, and tours actively. An Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at San Antonio College, Anastasio received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Philosophy from Cornell University under Xak Bjerken, a Master of Music degree from Juilliard under Jerome Lowenthal, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Stony Brook University, where he studied with Gilbert Kalish and Christina Dahl.
Location
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Steinway Piano Gallery
510 Commerce St, Fort Worth, TX 76102 |