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Paul Lewis continued his enlightening exploration of Haydn, Beethoven and Brahms with performances of delicacy, steel and depth, where quality ruled over quantity.

Evgeny Kissin is more than a collection of bones and flesh and crazy hair: he is a sensation. Every May for the past several years, the pianist has performed a recital on the Perelman stage at Carnegie Hall, and every year the tickets have sold out by mid-October, seven or eight months in advance. These recitals are the pinnacle of any concert-goer’s season.

Let me first describe the sound of the applause: taut, front-heavy, explosive. This was before Evgeny Kissin played his first note at Symphony Hall this past Sunday. It was a packed house, with an audience that spilled out of the choir loft and onto several rows of chairs wrapped around the piano.

Virtuose accompli mais manquant de respiration dans Haydn et Schumann en première partie, le pianiste coréen a livré une ultime sonate de Schubert bouleversante après l'entracte.

Andreas Steier liebt die historisch informierte Aufführungspraxis und diesen Klang, und weiß auch, diesen zu erzeugen.