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Light as a feather: Seong-Jin Cho wows a full house at the Barbican

Seong-Jin Cho
© Jeongmin Chris Lee
Seong-Jin Cho
© Jeongmin Chris Lee
Seong-Jin Cho
© Jeongmin Chris Lee
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“like all great performers, he drew you into his vision and held you there throughout the evening”
Reviewed at Barbican Hall, London on 13 February 2023
Handel, Suite de pièce in E major, Vol 1 no. 5 (aka "The Harmonious Blacksmith" or "Air and Variations in E major"), HWV 430
Gubaidulina, Chaconne
Brahms, Variations and Fugue for Piano on a Theme by Handel, Op.24
Brahms, Capriccio in F sharp minor, Op.76 no.1
Brahms, Capriccio in B minor, Op.76 no.2
Brahms, Intermezzo in B flat major, Op.76, no. 4
Brahms, Capriccio in C sharp minor, Op.76, no. 5
Schumann, Études symphoniques, Op.13
Handel, Suite de pièce in B flat major: Minuet, HWV 434 (arr. Kempff)
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