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If some aspects of his interpretations sounded here more spontaneous than settled, that is one reason we go to live concerts.

An extraordinary evening in the Großes Festspielhaus as the pianist draws his audience in for a marathon recital of Berg, Gershwin and Chopin. 

Jan Lisiecki opens the third weekend of the Riga Jurmala Music Festival at the Dzintari Concert Hall. 

Nobuyuki Tsujii's debut in the Southbank's International Piano Series proves a mixed success. 

At Carnegie Hall, a lion in winter focuses on Chopin.

Lang Lang displays his artistry in a mostly Romantic programme.

A concert built on works central to the classical piano repertoire demonstrated Murray Perahia's understated virtuosity and his ability to allow the music to speak for itself.

Lang Lang's Chicago recital was technically impressive but lacking in subtlety.

Superstar Chinese pianist Lang Lang's London concert included some unusual repertoire choices which revealed a more reflective side. 

Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska has Polish blood in her veins (her father is Polish), and she was described by her pianistic idol, Arthur Rubinstein, as “a natural born Chopin interpreter”. This assertion was more than confirmed by a carefully executed and beautifully nuanced lunchtime concert of music by Fryderyk Chopin at London’s Wigmore Hall.

A broken crane dangles precariously over 57th Street near Carnegie Hall at the moment. Thankfully for the hall it seems the danger has passed, but rather than cancel this concert along with so many others in New York over the past week, Carnegie delayed the recital from Friday to Sunday and moved it to Avery Fisher Hall.

El joven pianista Seong-Jin Cho, ganador del Concurso Chopin en 2015, aborda en el Ciclo Scherzo un programa brillante y complejo.

Si l'habillage pianistique proposé par Beatrice Rana est somptueux, il n'est pas toujours des plus appropriés... et le maniérisme de la musicienne finit par agacer.

Krystian Zimerman zeigt eine gnadenlose Interpretation von Brahms und Chopin.

Lisiecki tiene algo que trasmitir cuando sale al escenario. Una personalidad que tal vez se está forjando aún por completo pero que contiene un discreto encanto: la naturalidad.

La nuit est tombée, la nature s'est tue, le pianiste est là sur scène qui prend possession de la musique qu'il joue avec une éloquence si persuasive qu'on est captivé.

Enflammer une salle, enfermer Chopin. Les contradictions de Lang-Lang dans son récital lyonnais.

Ein Konzert mit diesem Künstler macht einen sprachlos: ein magerer, bleichgesichtiger Junge, der technisch nicht mehr weit davon entfernt ist, sich mit den Meistern seines Faches messen zu können.