Work: Étude in A flat major, Op.25 no.1

The 19-year old Van Cliburn winner delivers an assured and poetic account of all 27 of Chopin’s ferociously difficult études. 

The fast-rising Italian pianist Beatrice Rana offered a triumph of technique, but her playing lacked much emotional engagement or wit.

A concert built on works central to the classical piano repertoire demonstrated Murray Perahia's understated virtuosity and his ability to allow the music to speak for itself.