World Master Pianists 2025 – 2026 promises to be an exceptional piano season, with no fewer than five exclusive piano recitals in The Hague. In the heart of the city – at Amare and the Nieuwe Kerk – the world’s greatest pianists will bring their most personal interpretations to life From legends to rising virtuosos: every evening will be a musical highlight of world-class calibre.

We kick off the year with a special recital of Zlata Chochieva on 17 January 2026 in the intimate Nieuwe Kerk. This evening marks the start of a new series in which World Master Pianists introduces young international talent in a smaller, more intimate setting.

The stage then moves to the main hall of Amare, where four top names guarantee unforgettable evenings:

We are also proud to announce the return of the Super Seats project. A select number of visitors will be seated on the stage, close to the grand piano and the musicians, for an unprecedented sound and experience. This arrangement creates an intense atmosphere of closeness and connection, both between the pianists and with the audience.

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World Master Pianists 2025–2026 – five evenings of pure class, inspiration and pianistic magic in The Hague!

About these concerts

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  • Maria João Pires

    'Piano poetess' Maria João Pires is widely regarded as the world’s foremost interpreter of Mozart and Beethoven. Her performances are sophisticated and spiritual. She is often referred to as a musical medium.

  • Evgeny Kissin

    Former prodigy Evgeny Kissin has a unique intensity and is a perfectionist at heart. His formidable technique is entirely at the service of the desire for deep tone. There is a blistering passion in his piano performance that unleashes an euphoria.

  • Arcadi Volodos

    Volodos possesses everything—imagination, passion, and phenomenal technique—to bring his ideas to life on the piano. His unprecedented virtuosity, combined with a unique sense of rhythm, color and poetry, make Volodos an powerful, free and uninhibited, storyteller.

  • Jorge Luis Prats

    The charismatic Cuban master pianist Jorge Luis Prats is a unique storyteller behind the piano, a performer pur sang. Behind his charismatic appearance is an extremely well-practiced musician, with an enormous knowledge of theory, history and especially the personalities behind the composers.

  • Zlata Chochieva

    Zlata Chokhieva's playing combines the overwhelming power of Martha Argerich with the subtle, refined tonal sensitivity of her mentor Mikhail Pletnev. Berliner Morgenpost

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