Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano
Hayes Piano Series
Mishka Rushdie Momen, piano
Saturday, March 14, 2026, 2:00 p.m.
The Hopkins Bloomberg Center Theater
Acclaimed for her “imaginative intelligence and warmth” (The Guardian), British pianist Mishka Rushdie Momen crafts a hauntingly beautiful program traversing centuries of English music, illuminating the lineage between early keyboard works and modern soundscapes. Hear graceful works by Henry Purcell, Dr. John Bull’s expansive Walsingham Variations, Joseph Haydn’s Sonata in C Major, and Beethoven’s stirring and expressive Sonata No. 30 in E Major. The shadowed lyricism of John Dowland’s In Darkness Let Me Dwell echoes forward into Thomas Adès’s spectral Darknesse Visible, blurring time and texture. In Momen’s hands, this journey through centuries becomes a seamless meditation on introspection, memory, and transformation.
Linger Longer: Post-Concert Discussion
Following the performance, join us for a brief post-concert conversation with the artist. Event is free and available to all performance ticket holders. No registration required.
The Hayes Piano Series is presented by Washington Performing Arts, in cooperation with the Peabody Institute and Hopkins Bloomberg Center.
Program Details
William Byrd – Pavana Lachrymae (after Flow my tears, by John Dowland)
Henry Purcell –
Ye Tuneful Muses : Ground, Z.T681
Suite in G major, z. 662
Franz Joseph Haydn – Sonata in C Major Hob XVI : 50
Dr. John Bull – Walsingham : 30 Variations
John Dowland – In Darkness Let Me Dwell (arr. for piano)
Thomas Adès – Darknesse visible
Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata No. 30 in E Major, op. 109
Our Partners
The Hayes Piano Series is made possible in part through the generous support of the following sponsors: Susan S. Angell; and Lynn Rhomberg.
Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Events DC.
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