Work: Dumka - Russian rustic scene in C minor for piano, Op.59

This is no Liederabend with singers taking their turn to file up to the piano. It’s a fully staged drama in which baritone Vladislav Sulimsky’s character reflects on his past loves and losses.

The young Japanese pianist Mao Fujita offered an intriguingly diverse recital program, highlighted by a rarely-heard – and marvelously difficult – work by Alkan.

The antithesis of the flamboyant virtuoso, Kolesnikov displayed extraordinary eloquence in a reflective programme built around the Brahms Intermezzi.