The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York’s leading cultural venues, presents Clayton Stephenson, piano on Friday, April 18, 2025 at 7:30pm ET at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center and online. Tickets start at $40 for in person and $25 for online streaming and are available at https://www.92ny.org/event/clayton-stephenson. Online streaming is available 72 hours following the performance.

“Stephenson is not just a remarkable virtuoso, but a poet, a dramatist, and a master storyteller” -Gramophone

Acclaimed young pianist Clayton Stephenson, finalist in the Van Cliburn International Competition and a Gilmore Young Artist Award winner – past winners include Yuja Wang – joins us in his 92NY debut. Accolades pour in for Stephenson’s artistry in performances marked by technical brilliance, an extraordinary sense of color, and a repertoire that ranges from core classical to jazz-influenced work. Hear him as his career takes flight.

The program will include:
J.S. BACH “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring,” BWV 142 (arr. M. Hess)
SCHUBERT Four Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899
STRAVINSKY Three Movements from Petrushka
HAROLD ARLEN “Over the Rainbow” (arr. K. Jarrett)
GERSHWIN Rhapsody in Blue