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A very impressive outing for the young Canadian pianist, who brings some of the old school magic of an Arthur Rubinstein to his Chopin. 

Sir András Schiff’s seventh visit to Toronto’s Koerner Hall was an almost three-hour-long feast of “quality” music by his musical heroes.

The fantasia proved an anchoring theme for this rising young pianist's varied, satisfying recital programme.

I must admit that Bach through Brass, as this concert was entitled, filled me with a certain amount of trepidation. Bach, on instruments for which the music in the programme was not designed, on instruments which were not even around in Bach’s time (at least not in their modern-day form), did not sound immediately appealing; nevertheless, something drew me in, and I was pleasantly surprised.

Jan Lisiecki mostró su personalidad como intérprete y sus características más auténticas especialmente en el bloque dedicado a Górecki y a Messiaen, mientras que el resto del programa resultó falto de emotividad y dirección.

Dans un programme conceptuel sous-titré « Prélude aux Préludes », le pianiste canadien a déçu, notamment dans des Préludes op. 28 de Chopin plus qu'approximatifs.

Bei Janáček lebte András Schiff richtiggehend auf! Bei allem Wohlklang war die Stimmung des Satzes „Die Ahnung“ ausgezeichnet eingefangen, eindrücklich in der dynamischen Gestaltung und im Wogen des musikalischen Flusses.