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The Russian's Carnegie Hall recital again showcased Babayan's singular voice among today's great pianists. 

Stravinsky and Bartók rarities were the genesis of a superb concert program in Montreal with Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu.

The Finnish conductor paired works by compatriots Jean Sibelius and Kaija Saariaho with interesting, offbeat selections from Stravinsky and Bartók.

Sergei Babayan dazzles the Liverpool audience in Rachmaninov's ever-popular Second Piano Concerto.

In a wide-ranging recital program, Sergei Babayan champions repertoire from Bach to the late 20th century.

Martha Argerich made her highly-anticipated Cleveland debut in a stunning recital with Sergei Babayan, notably featuring the latter’s ingenious Prokofiev transcriptions for two pianos.

Valery Gergiev led an athletic pilgrimage through composer-pianist Sergei Prokofiev’s five Piano Concerti, in numerical order, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

Teacher and pupil, Sergei Babayan and Daniil Trifonov, with four hands at two pianos, in a programme of two contrasting halves: Schumann, Schubert and Brahms followed by Rachmaninov. 

What on paper might have looked like a circus act – wheeling out three pianists to plough through Prokofiev’s five piano concertos – turned out to be a fascinating opportunity to compare and contrast.