Stephen Hough

Stephen Hough at Severance Music Center

A piano can whisper, thunder, tease, and tell a story—all in one pair of hands. Stephen Hough's Cleveland recital moves from Beethoven and Schumann to his own Mary Poppins Suite, which means the surprises are part of the point.

That mix matters because it turns a single recital into a full portrait. The early works invite careful listening, the Beethoven gives the outing its dramatic spine, and Schumann’s Carnaval opens the door to character, color, and quicksilver shifts of mood. Then Hough’s own arrangement lands with a wink and a sense of personality that only deepens what came before.

Hough is a pianist here; he is also a composer and writer whose career has taken him from major halls around the world to an official catalog of more than 70 recordings. That breadth shows up in the programming itself. This is an outing built for fans who want depth, contrast, and a recital that feels thought through from first note to last.

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