“...a Schubertian of unfaltering authority and character.”

— Gramophone

Pianist Shai Wosner has attracted international recognition for his exceptional artistry, musical integrity, and creative insight. Described as a “Schubertian of unfaltering authority and character” by Gramophone, Mr. Wosner continues his career-long, critically acclaimed engagement with the composer’s music by devoting his newest album on Onyx Classics to four of Schubert’s late sonatas. This new double album completes his recording of the composer’s last six sonatas.

Mr. Wosner’s penchant for eclectic pairings of diverse repertoire was on full display, when he performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 14 in E-flat major alongside the world premiere of Christopher Cerrone’s new piano concerto, Dissolving Margins, on tour with the East Coast Chamber Orchestra in Memphis, Philadelphia, and New York. This new concerto for piano and strings was inspired by the writings of Elena Ferrante and takes its title from her Neapolitan novels, in which a central character experiences a recurring sense of existential malaise she describes as a feeling of “dissolving margins.”

In addition to his concerto performances, Mr. Wosner appears in solo and chamber recitals around the world. His collaborations with musicians of the New York Philharmonic have become an annual tradition. Widely sought after by colleagues for his versatility and spirit of partnership, he has also collaborated with numerous artists, including Martha Argerich, Martin Fröst, Lynn Harrell, Dietrich Henschel, Ralph Kirshbaum, Jennifer Koh, Cho-Liang Lin, Christian Tetzlaff, and Pinchas Zukerman, and with leading chamber ensembles, including the Grammy Award-winning Parker Quartet.

Among his recent recordings is 2017’s Impromptu, which features an eclectic mix of improvisationally inspired works by composers from Beethoven and Schubert to Gershwin and Ives. Additional releases include concertos and capriccios by Haydn and Ligeti with the Danish National Symphony conducted by Nicholas Collon, an all-Schubert solo album featuring a selection of the composer’s folk-inspired piano works, solo works by Brahms and Schoenberg, and works by Schubert paired with new works by Missy Mazzoli.

Born in Israel, Mr. Wosner enjoyed a broad musical education from a very early age, studying piano with Opher Brayer and Emanuel Krasovsky, as well as composition, theory, and improvisation with André Hajdu. He later studied at The Juilliard School with Emanuel Ax. He resides in New York with his wife and two children.