piano

Performances & Events

Recital | Faculty

Matthew Bengtson and Joseph Gascho, early keyboards

Friday, November 06, 2026 | 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

McIntosh Theatre
Earl V. Moore Building
1100 Baits Dr
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

Free - no tickets required

Historic Cristofori piano keyboard with wooden keys

The William P. Malm Performance Series and the Stearns Collection of Musical Instruments present an SMTD faculty recital by Matthew Bengtson and Joseph Gascho, featuring a pristine copy of one of the very first pianos: Bartolomeo Cristofori’s 1722 gravicembalo col piano, e forte. The program will include solo keyboard and collaborative repertoire by Scarlatti, Marcello, Vivaldi, and more.

Preceding this performance, all are welcome to a pre-concert talk beginning at 7:00 pm in Watkins Lecture Hall, just across the hallway from McIntosh Theatre.

One of three events in a series featuring early keyboards and the Cristofori piano, November 6-7, 2026.

Free Faculty North Campus
Historic Cristofori piano keyboard with wooden keys