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The semi-retired pianist offered a generous program of Schubert and Debussy that showcased her technical prowess and interpretive gifts.

Three of Franz Schubert's sonatas are delivered with unvarnished passion by the British pianist in Victoria Concert Hall. 

A collaborative performance of Mozart's Sonata for two pianos was not broadcast, but Pires stanched any disappoint by offering refined interpretations of Schubert.

A lovely recital of Schubert, Debussy and Beethoven by the Portuguese pianist in Aix’s Théâtre du Jeu de Paume.

Retour sur le récital exceptionnel donné par le pianiste ukrainien Vadym Kholodenko salle Gaveau, dans un programme alliant Mozart, Schubert, Saariaho, Scriabine et Rachmaninov. 

L’incorrigible fauteur de trouble ! De Lucas Debargue, nous avions gardé le souvenir ému d’une Sonate de Liszt hypersensible, et le souvenir plus amer d’un 2ème concerto de Beethoven plombé par des agaceries.

Canadian pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin combined intimacy, heroism and virtuosity in a concert of music by Field, Schubert, Liszt, Chopin and Yehudi Wyner.

Angela Cheng’s recital featured a potentially intimidating quartet of sonatas by the Viennese masters, but under her hands the music was anything but intimidating.

The Monday Platform at Wigmore Hall, presented by the Park Lane Group, showcased the impressive and varied talents of the Lawson Trio and pianist Clare Hammond. The Park Lane Group provides support, performance platforms, and other creative opportunities for talented young artists.

Despite an abundance of virtuosic Liszt pieces and such force in the Appassionata that he almost fell off his chair at the end, what was most impressive about Behzod Abduraimov in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on Tuesday was the way he handled the softer parts.

Murray Perahia’s programmes are always tidily thought through, exploring interrelationships between pieces and building progressively, often from Bach to Chopin via Beethoven. This was no different, with Bach and Chopin the bread to a sandwich of late Brahms and lesser-known Beethoven and Schubert. Though the Chopin was a little abrupt, this was a thorougly satisfying concert.

The popularity of mercurial Elisabeth Leonskaja amongst audiences has never been higher, perhaps because she is one of “the last of the great Russian school” (Sean Rafferty), a performer whose heritage links her to one of the greatest, her friend and mentor, Sviatoslav Richter. Her musical outlook is fiercely independent, and not always to everyone’s taste.