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Marc-André Hamelin makes his mark as composer-pianist in Toronto

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Reviewed at St Lawrence Centre For The Arts: Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto on 22 January 2013
Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36
Bach, Fantasia and Fugue "Grand" in G Minor, BWV542
Fauré, Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, Op.31
Fauré, Barcarolle no.3 in G flat major, Op.42
Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit
Hamelin, Variations on a theme by Paganini
Rachmaninov, Prelude in G major, Op.32 no.5
Rachmaninov, Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 no.12
Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36
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