Performer: Roman Rabinovich

Norrington's Schumann cycle with the RSNO begins convincingly.

The pianist performed a motley plethora of pieces that included his own recent work. Every interpretation was hand-dipped in a particular aesthetic; oftentimes to perfect taste, and oftentimes a little too much.

Ravel and Bartók shared the program with Gershwin, Brubeck, Thelonious Monk and others in this imaginative program.

Works by Haydn, Johann Strauss (as reconceived by Alban Berg) and Britten filled out this concert in the midst of the fourth season of splendid chamber concerts featuring top-notch playing by local and guest musicians.

The penultimate concert for the 2014 season featured new choreography for Tan's ritualistic work, as well as a brilliant performances of percussion works and Shostakovich's second Piano Trio.