Lang Lang thrills Manchester audience with Mozart and Chopin

By Rohan Shotton, 13 November 2013

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Reviewed at The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester on 10 November 2013

Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 5 in G major, K283 (K189h)

Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 4 in E flat major, K282 (K189g)

Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor, K310 (K300d)

Chopin, Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op.23

Chopin, Ballade no. 2 in F major, Op.38

Chopin, Ballade no. 3 in A flat major, Op.47

Chopin, Ballade no. 4 in F minor, Op.52

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Rohan Shotton

Rohan has reviewed concerts and opera across the UK and Europe, but chiefly in Manchester, where he enjoys conducting and playing percussion and piano. He works as a hospital doctor, having studied in St Andrews and Manchester, and tweets as @RohanShotton.