As we head into 2026, the San Francisco Symphony's recording of Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements—on which I performed as pianist with conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen—is nominated for Best Orchestral Performance at the 68th Grammy Awards on February 1. The rhythmic precision, the electric energy Salonen brought to the podium, the way the piano locked in with the orchestra in those performances—it's the kind of moment that reminds you why you do this work. When all the elements align—the conductor, the orchestra, the piano—something transformative happens.