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Krystian Zimerman, in the dual role of pianist and conductor, has orchestra and audience eating from his hands in Singapore.

Purity and clarity are hallmarks of Zimerman’s playing and there was an almost aristocratic composure to his phrasing in these splendid performances. 

Rattle excels in Dvořák and Janáček, but his rehabilitation of Bernstein stalls.

Cast and choir snaked and kicked their legs through the aisles of the hall – picking up audience members along the way – leading to a riotous on-stage dance.

Ives, Beethoven and Rachmaninov rounding off the season in full-blooded performances by the LSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

What a rare and uplifting experience it is to hear a performance of such quality, depth of feeling and maturity as that given of Brahms Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor by Krystian Zimerman, the LSO and Simon Rattle. 

On several occasions when I listened to Brahms’s first piano concerto in concert, I was left wondering whether Brahms really intended the pianist to play with so much physical force.

The all-Polish roster of Krystian Zimerman and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra displayed consummate artistry in a tenebrous programme of Lutosławski and Brahms.

The Southbank Centre’s centenary celebration of Witold Lutosławski, titled Woven Words, can easily be overshadowed by the excitement of this year’s The Rest is Noise festival.

Hong Kong has had the good fortune to present Krystian Zimerman several times in recent years, thanks to presenters at the Leisure and Cultural Services Department. Those who have been following Zimerman’s concert engagements will realize much of his activities today are focused in Europe and Asia.

Le pianiste polonais et ses partenaires ont donné une lecture étrange de deux quatuors pour piano et cordes de Brahms, transformés en magnifiques tableaux automnaux mais manquant de lumière.

Während des Klavierkonzerts stand im Amsterdamer Councertgebouw für einen kurzen Moment die Zeit still.

Krystian Zimerman zeigt eine gnadenlose Interpretation von Brahms und Chopin.

Le premier récital de Krystian Zimerman à la Philharmonie de Paris – Brahms et Chopin – laisse sans voix.

Krystian Zimerman s'est engagé dans les trois dernières sonates de Beethoven comme s'il était question de vie ou de mort, et chacun a retenu son souffle devant le mystère du génie qui s'incarnait sur scène.