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Vestard Shimkus delivers exhilarating Dreamscapes in Riga

By Andrew Larkin, 14 June 2018
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“Shimkus didn’t shirk in taking on the virtuosic demands”
Reviewed at Great Guild Hall, Riga on 13 June 2018
Programme
Bach, 9 Chorale preludes (transcribed Busoni)
Shimkus, Dreamscapes: 9 Etudes for piano
Performers
Vestard Shimkus, Piano
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Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin
Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.