Keys to the Classics:
Second Spring
April 13, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth
Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth
After Johannes Brahms decided to retire from composing, he was unexpectedly inspired by the clarinetist Richard Mühlfeld to write a trio for clarinet, cello, and piano. This work is now one of Brahms' most beloved pieces of chamber music. Enjoy an evening of interactive performance and explanation of this legendary work, with a discussion led by pianist Daniel Anastasio, joined by clarinetist Stas Chernyshev and cellist Allan Steele.
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.
This interactive concert is led by the brilliant and engaging pianist Daniel Anastasio. Each Keys to the Classics event blends live performance with vivid storytelling, revealing the hidden layers, emotions, and creative genius behind the works you love (and the ones you’ll soon fall in love with). Whether you’re a seasoned concertgoer or just beginning your classical music adventure, Keys to the Classics offers something rare: the chance to experience a work from the inside out—to not only hear the music, but truly know it.
Come curious. Leave inspired.
Artists
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.
An "eloquent" clarinetist with "incredible artistry” Russian-born Stas Chernyshev has established a versatile career as an orchestral musician, soloist, chamber musician, and educator (Dallas Morning News, Theater Jones). Principal clarinetist of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Chernyshev has performed at such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall in New York, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., as well as in Switzerland, Spain, Germany, Russia, South Korea and Japan. A devoted chamber musician, Mr. Chernyshev has collaborated with Grammy-winning ensembles Eighth Blackbird and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, commissioned new works for his instrument. He has been featured on WQXR -New York’s classical music station and WHYY’s television program - On Stage at Curtis. He is the founder and artistic director of Fort Worth Performances for Autism, and a co-founder of Opus Nova Chamber Music Series. Mr. Chernyshev holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music, and a Master’s degree from St. Petersburg Conservatory.
Allan Steele, principal cellist with the Fort Worth Symphony, is a performer, composer, and teacher. Mr. Steele has premiered several works in chaamber or orchestral settings by composers such as Mark Antony Turnage and Stephen Cohn, as well as performing the world premiere of Henri Lazarof's Fifth Cello Concerto. He frequently collaborates with the Chamber Music Society of Fort Worth and the Olmos Ensemble of San Antonio and maintains an active string quartet with FWSO colleagues known as Sedici Strings.
Mr. Steele enjoys teaching tremendously and has held positions at Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, and Eastern Music Festival, and is always open to offering private lessons to students. He will soon be a published contributor for Carus Books, and he spends his free time designing video games and composing music.
Mr. Steele enjoys teaching tremendously and has held positions at Texas Christian University, University of North Texas, and Eastern Music Festival, and is always open to offering private lessons to students. He will soon be a published contributor for Carus Books, and he spends his free time designing video games and composing music.
Location
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Steinway Piano Gallery
510 Commerce St, Fort Worth, TX 76102 |