Keys to the Classics:
Behind the Notes
September 14, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth
Steinway Piano Gallery, Fort Worth
Pianist Daniel Anastasio leads an interactive performance in an intimate setting, exploring what layers lie beneath the surface of great music. Through a combination of playing and speaking, Daniel reveals how melody, harmony, bass lines, rhythm, and musical structure work together to create moments of extraordinary emotional power. Hear familiar masterpieces in a new way, unfamiliar works with clear attention, and the hidden relationships that transform simple musical ideas into deeply connective works of art.
Featuring music by J.S. Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms, Edvard Grieg, Martin Bresnick and others, this program invites audiences of all backgrounds to listen with fresh ears, and join in an endless search for deep human connection through music.
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 |