Obra: Grandes Études de Paganini S 141: no. 3 in G sharp minor, "La Campanella"

Xiaoxuan Li and Eva Gevorgyan, winners of the 2018 Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists, came back to Cleveland for an evening of virtuosic showpieces.

Gergiev and Abduraimov create magic in a dazzling Rachmaninov Rhapsody.

On reaching the second instalment of his Brahms cycle, Vasily Petrenko brings a fresh breath of alpine air to Liverpool, while George Li impresses in Rachmaninov’s ever popular Second Piano Concerto.

Beethoven, Kurth and Grieg under the baton of Michael Stern.

There are not many classical musicians on the international circuit who could achieve the ‘legend’ status; whose concerts would be attended by adoring fans rushing to the stage at the conclusion of the recital, who would be referred to by a nickname, suggesting an ongoing relationship and familiarity with their fans.