Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.
Concert | Albert Cano Smit, piano
On sale June 1, 11 AM EST
$35; $25 for Morgan members
Enjoy a midday interlude with the Morgan’s noontime recitals. In partnership with Young Concert Artists, this concert showcases a new generation of musicians.
Spanish-Dutch pianist Albert Cano Smit weaves movements from J.S. Bach’s The Art of the Fugue with works by Gabriel Fauré, finding connections and counterpoints between two composers a century apart.
Program
J.S. Bach, The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Contrapunctus I
Contrapunctus III
Contrapunctus IV
Gabriel Fauré, Impromptu No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 31
J.S. Bach, The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Contrapunctus XVI (canon)
Contrapunctus XI
Gabriel Fauré, Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 63
Gabriel Fauré, Ballade in F-sharp Major, Op. 19
J.S. Bach, The Art of the Fugue, BWV 1080
Contrapunctus VII
Contrapunctus IX
Gabriel Fauré, Valse Caprice in D-flat Major, Op. 38
Albert Cano Smit is a Spanish-Dutch pianist renowned for his captivating performances, storytelling artistry, and nuanced musicality. He is the winner of the 2019 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions and the 2017 Walter W. Naumburg Piano Competition. Cano Smit has appeared as a soloist with orchestras around the world, including the Las Vegas Philharmonic, San Diego Symphony, Montreal Symphony, Barcelona Symphony, Catalonia National Orchestra, and the Manchester Camerata, among others. A passionate chamber musician, Cano Smit performs regularly with flutist Anthony Trionfo, and has partnered with violinists Paul Huang and William Hagen, with whom he recorded the album Danse Russe. His debut solo recording of Bach’s The Art of the Fugue was released in 2025 to critical acclaim, earning five Diapasons from Diapason magazine.
This concert takes place in Gilder Lehrman Hall on the Ground Floor. Doors to the Hall will open 30 minutes before the concert begins.
Please e-mail public_programs@themorgan.org with questions about accessibility.
Shervin Lainez