There are pianists, and then there is Jeremy Denk. One of America's foremost pianists, hailed by the New York Times as “a pianist you want to hear no matter what he performs” — celebrated for performances of vast imagination, beauty, profundity, and wit — Denk is also a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, an Avery Fisher Prize winner, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a New York Times bestselling author. His recent seasons have been consumed with two great obsessions: the music of women composers across centuries, and the complete Bach Partitas. Denk's artistry rests in how he explores emotional variance by leaning into extremes — embracing contradictions, letting them linger — remaining always the thinker's pianist: bold, sensitive, and cleverly adept at maneuvering between poles. Program details to be announced — whatever it is, you will not want to miss it.

The Sekhri Piano Series presents world-class solo piano recitals on Noe Music's magnificent Steinway Model D — up close, in the intimate setting of the Noe Valley Ministry. The series is generously endowed by brothers Neil and Paul Sekhri in memory of their mother Betty, a devoted Noe Music patron and lifelong lover of the piano.