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A fascinating recital from Hélène Grimaud at the Barbican balanced a first half sequence exploring works with an aquatic theme against some monumental Brahms. 

Helene Grimaud's recital inside Disney Hall mucially captures and captivates nature's terrene elements with a balance of aqueous colouring and deeply grounded terra firma.

Artist Douglas Gordon and pianist Hélène Grimaud literally flooded the Park Avenue Armory with tears become… streams become… 

It was fitting that critically acclaimed Japanese pianist Noriko Ogawa should open her Wigmore Hall lunchtime concert with a work by one of her countrymen: Rain Tree Sketch II by Toru Takemitsu.

Tout au long d'un programme original en forme de florilège de courtes pièces, le pianiste allemand a montré l’étendue de sa technique remarquable sans que cela tourne à la démonstration inutile.

Hélène Grimaud nous offre un programme dont l’unité réside dans le thème de l’eau, ainsi que la puissante Sonate No.2 de Brahms.