Concerts on the Viennese Fortepiano at the Bridgehampton Museum

The Bridgehampton Museum presents Vienna-based Daniel Adam Maltz performing on a 1792 Viennese fortepiano — the early piano as Mozart and Beethoven knew it — on Friday and Saturday, October 10 and 11, at 5 p.m.

The concert is part of Maltz’s 70-city North American tour.

“Hearing these pieces on a Viennese fortepiano in a more intimate space like the Bridgehampton Museum helps the music come alive in a new, extraordinary way” says Maltz. “I’ll introduce each piece and, post-concert, the audience can ask me questions and see this rare instrument up close.”

“We are so excited to have Daniel join us for this two-night performance,” says Connor Flanagan, executive director of the Bridgehampton Museum. “Our goal is to help our community engage with history in many different ways and this is just another way to bring appreciation to the past.”

“These composers weren’t figures in a dusty history book,” added Maltz. “They were flesh-and-blood humans using music to communicate deep emotions that are still very relatable today.”

Daniel Adam Maltz is the leading fortepianist of his generation. Based in Vienna, Austria, he specializes in Viennese Classicism, especially the works of Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven performed on the Viennese fortepianos of their era.

Admission to the concerts is $30. The Nathaniel Rogers House is at 2539 Montauk Highway in Bridgehampton. Call 631-537-1088 or visit bridgehamptonmuseum.org for details.