This event is in the past.It took place on May 20, 2026 at David H. Koch Theater.
Dance Show
Dance Show🎹"I feel like she's onstage dancing with us" — Sara Mearns on pianist Susan Walters
🎼Shostakovich wrote this concerto as a birthday gift for his son
⏱️Arrive early: performances start exactly on time
Alexei Ratmansky's 2008 ballet pulses with Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, a birthday gift the composer wrote for his son. Principal Sara Mearns and pianist Susan Walters share the stage in a kinetic pas de deux where the piano itself seems to dance.
Contemporary ballet
Shostakovich score
Live piano accompaniment
Principal dancers
Dance ShowDance Show🎹"I feel like she's onstage dancing with us" — Sara Mearns on pianist Susan Walters
🎼Shostakovich wrote this concerto as a birthday gift for his son
⏱️Arrive early: performances start exactly on time
Alexei Ratmansky's 2008 ballet pulses with Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 2, a birthday gift the composer wrote for his son. Principal Sara Mearns and pianist Susan Walters share the stage in a kinetic pas de deux where the piano itself seems to dance.
Contemporary ballet
Shostakovich score
Live piano accompaniment
Principal dancers
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