The Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts presents Vienna-based Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepianist performing on a 1792 Viennese fortepiano — the early piano as Mozart and Beethoven knew it.

The Charlene Larsen Center for the Performing Arts presents Vienna-based Daniel Adam Maltz, fortepianist performing on a 1792 Viennese fortepiano — the early piano as Mozart and Beethoven knew it. Daniel Adam Maltz is the leading fortepianist of his generation — touring more than 70 cities in 2024. Based in Vienna, Austria, he specializes in Viennese Classicism, especially the works of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven performed on the rare Viennese fortepianos of their era. The concert is part of Maltz’ 70-city North American tour. “Hearing these pieces on a Viennese fortepiano helps the music come alive in a new, extraordinary way” says Maltz, adding, “I’ll introduce each piece and, post-concert, the audience can ask me questions and see this rare instrument up close.” Called “master of the Viennese fortepiano” (The Common Reader) and “the foremost performer in the world of the fortepiano” (Aspen Daily News), critics say about Maltz, “The recital was a triumph... It was a privilege to hear an artist of this caliber” (Marblehead Current). Maltz insists that “These composers weren’t figures in a dusty history book. They were flesh-and-blood humans using music to communicate deep emotions that are still very relatable today.”