The Italian pianist Beatrice Rana will undertake a North American recital tour across major U.S. and Canadian presenters, with programs anchored in 20th-century Russian repertoire and Debussy’s late keyboard studies. The itinerary includes debuts at Bourgie Hall in Montréal and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, alongside return visits presented by The Cleveland Orchestra, Spivey Hall, Chicago Symphony Center, Cliburn Concerts, Celebrity Series of Boston, and Carnegie Hall.
Across the run, Rana performs Prokofiev’s Selections from Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75; Debussy’s Études, Book II; Tchaikovsky’s Concert Suite from The Nutcracker (Pletnev); and Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 6. The sequence juxtaposes narrative transcriptions and études with a wartime sonata, structuring a program that moves from character pieces to large-scale form.
The tour opens in Cleveland and proceeds to Morrow (Spivey Hall), Chicago, and Montréal—where the pianist makes her Bourgie Hall debut—before continuing to Fort Worth (Cliburn Concerts), Boston (Celebrity Series), Philadelphia (PCMS debut), and New York. At Carnegie Hall, this recital marks Rana’s eighth appearance since her New York recital debut at Zankel Hall, with subsequent returns in both recital and orchestral contexts, including engagements with The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Orchestra of St. Luke’s under Bernard Labadie.
Recent season activities include curatorial and performance duties at a Vatican event for the newly installed Pope, where Rana shared the stage with Brad Mehldau, Gabriela Montero, and Nobuyuki Tsujii, performing Bach’s Goldberg Variations. She has also been appointed Consulente per la Musica at the Spoleto Festival dei Due Mondi and released an album of Bach concertos with Amsterdam Sinfonietta on Warner Classics.
Following the recital itinerary, Rana is scheduled to return to the United States to appear with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Paavo Järvi at Walt Disney Concert Hall, performing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 on a program that also includes Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo and Finale and Brahms’s Symphony No. 2.
Schedule and program details (dates listed only here):
- Cleveland, OH — The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall: Prokofiev (Romeo and Juliet, Op. 75); Debussy (Études, Book II); Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker, arr. Pletnev); Prokofiev (Piano Sonata No. 6). October 29, 2025.
- Morrow, GA — Spivey Hall, Clayton State University: Same program. November 1, 2025.
- Chicago, IL — Symphony Center (SCP Piano): Same program. November 2, 2025.
- Montréal, QC — Bourgie Hall, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (debut): Tchaikovsky (The Nutcracker, arr. Pletnev); Debussy (Études, Book II); Prokofiev (Piano Sonata No. 6). November 4, 2025.
- Fort Worth, TX — Cliburn Concerts, Kimbell Art Museum Renzo Piano Pavilion: Full tour program. November 6, 2025.
- Boston, MA — Celebrity Series of Boston, Jordan Hall: Full tour program. November 8, 2025.
- Philadelphia, PA — Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, Perelman Theater (debut): Full tour program. November 10, 2025.
- New York, NY — Carnegie Hall, Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage: Full tour program. November 12, 2025.
- Los Angeles, CA — Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic (Paavo Järvi): Schumann; Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3 (soloist: Rana); Brahms. March 27–29, 2026.
