Reflections｜Pi-hsien Chen 2025 Piano Recital
Pi-hsien Chen’s recital showcased the piano’s acoustic diversity. The first half delved into the structural “language” of sound, while the second half used sonic textures to evoke color and ideas. For me, the most stirring and impressive moment arrived with that evening’s performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32—though not without minor imperfections, it struck me as precisely how Beethoven should be realized.