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A discerning audience in Singapore witnesses absorbing playing and incisive finger-work from the Russian pianist. 

A recital of two halves for the Moscow-born pianist in her long overdue Carnegie Hall debut. 

The Singapore Symphony's annual presidential concert is distinguished by two prodigious piano talents, Toby Tan and Adrian Tang. 

In the relatively recent past, Russian pianist Nikolai Lugansky has featured impressively as an RSNO guest in concertos by two of his countrymen (Rachmaninov and Prokofiev). I was therefore very much looking forward to hearing him in the more intimate, less gladiatorial setting of an Edinburgh International Festival morning Queen’s Hall recital.

With more than 30 million YouTube channel views, there is simply no doubt that Valentina Lisitsa is already a classical music star to contend with.

It’s hard to ignore Chinese pianist Yuja Wang, and sometimes for the wrong reasons: the controversy about That Dress (a daringly short designer frock paired with killer heels) ruffled some feathers amongst traditional classical music critics and concertgoers, and provoked a healthy debate about concert attire.

Vadym Kholodenko ist ein Klangmagier: sein Spiel war äußerst sprechend, bilderreich, mit blühender Agogik erzählend-plastisch und dabei unprätentiös: große Klavierkunst!