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Alexandre Kantorow in Cleveland recital: a pianophile’s dream

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“a masterful performance of a daunting work, showing a maturity beyond his years”
Reviewed at Severance Music Center: Mandel Concert Hall, Cleveland on 16 April 2026
Liszt, Variations on a theme from Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen by JS Bach, S 180
Medtner, Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, Op.5
Chopin, Prélude in C sharp minor, Op.45
Alkan, Prelude no. 8, Op.31
Scriabin, Vers la flamme, Op.72
Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 32 in C minor, Op.111
Liszt, Isolde's Liebestod from Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, transc. for piano, S 447
Alexandre Kantorow, Piano
Paavo Järvi marks his new LPO appointment in Tchaikovsky and Sibelius
*****
Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain in Hamburg
*****
Saint-Saëns illuminated by the Orchestre National de France in Seoul
****1
Thrilling Liszt and Bruckner from Kantorow and the Philharmonia
****1
Transcendent talent: Alexandre Kantorow makes Wigmore Hall debut
*****
A triumphant return to Singapore by the Hong Kong Philharmonic
*****
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