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Karina Canellakis comes along at just the right moment to see what a possible contender for the open LA Phil post could bring. 

As a composer, what do you do when you are commissioned a full-length orchestral work to commemorate the anniversary of a renowned concert hall? Do you try to write something celebratory? Not in Mark-Anthony Turnage's case. 

Watching Benjamin Grosvenor, the first thing that becomes obvious is that he is in complete control of his instrument, down to the finest detail. This was an extraordinary mature recital at Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad.

It is difficult not to notice the youthfulness of the face greeting us on stage (especially in comparison to the, shall we say, more weather-worn ones in the audience). But Benjamin Grosvenor has come a long way from the eleven-year-old that won the BBC Young Musician of the Year piano final in 2004.

Ragna Schirmer gestaltete im Kammermusiksaal eine Hommage an Clara Schumann und bot nicht nur musikalisch einen großartigen Abend, sondern auch viel Informatives. 

Le pianiste canadien émerveille dans Bach avant de livrer un programme romantique libre et limpide.