Jeremy Denk

In a typically thought-provoking programme, Denk precedes the Goldberg Variations with a selection of etudes by Ligeti: 'Both Ligeti's Études and Bach's Goldbergs are about finding infinite possibility from a simple, single premise - following an idea to its utmost consequences. Ligeti's trips to infinity tend to end in disintegration, so that the first half of the program is about the thrill and allure of chaos, the dangerous ride, the impossibility of control. In the second half, Bach rebuilds the world that Ligeti has torn apart'.

Before the concert at 5:30pm, Denk introduces a screening of his new DVD, 'Liner Notes to the Goldbergs', which accompanies his recent release of the work on Nonesuch.