Piano Battle

TWO GRAND PIANOS. ONE WINNER. YOU DECIDE.

Piano Battle

Thursday, March 4 | 7:30 PM
Peery’s Egyptian Theater
Tickets start at $17

Two grand pianos on stage. Two pianists, one dressed in black, one in white. They perform. They compete. They try to make you laugh. At the end of every round, you raise your hand and vote for your favorite. The pianos physically inch forward with every tally. By the final round, you’ll be on your feet.

Here’s how it works. Pianists Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis face off across several rounds, each spotlighting a different musical style. Each round pairs contrasting repertoire and personalities:
- Chopin vs Liszt
- Schubert vs Debussy
- Beethoven vs The Beatles
- Adele vs Coldplay

Between rounds they banter, they improvise tunes you shout from your seat, and they do everything in their power to win you over. You vote. You laugh. You crown the winner.

Peery’s Egyptian Theater is an intimate 800-seat jewel box built in 1924, restored to its original Egyptian-revival grandeur, and one of the last true movie palaces in the West. Whether you’re a classical music devotee, someone who’s never set foot in a recital hall, or just looking for a genuinely fun Thursday night in downtown Ogden, this is the show you walk out of already telling your friends about.

Kern and Cibis created Piano Battle for the Hong Kong City Festival in 2010. Since then, they’ve spent fifteen years selling out concert halls across three continents, proving that classical music can be funny, unpredictable, and completely in the audience’s hands.

Piano Battle will also offer a Student Matinee performance the morning of March 4. Details and registration coming soon.