Kunal Lahiry

Works by Ludwig van Beethoven, Alexander Scriabin, Maurice Ravel, György Ligeti, Luciano Berio, George Crumb, Helmut Lachenmann, Philip Glass, Meredith Monk, Radiohead, and others

In his Pierre Boulez Saal solo debut, Indian-­American pianist Kunal Lahiry—who performed a fascinating song recital with Fleur Barron last season—embarks on a journey of musical self-­discovery that leaves behind traditional interpretations of the classical piano repertoire. From the relentlessly revolving staircase of Ligeti’s L’Escalier du diable as a symbol of patriarchal structures to the fugue from Beethoven’s penultimate piano sonata as an expression of queer liberation, Lahiry explores music by a wide range of composers in a highly personal and immersive program that speaks to today’s urgent need for a paradigm shift.