Work: Fantasia (Capriccio) in C major, Hob XVII:4

After an eight-city recital tour of Japan with duo partner Daishin Kashimoto, Kirill Gerstein gave a recital of his own at Kioi Hall, arguably Tokyo's best acoustics for solo piano.

In his Zankel Hall recital, Gerstein underlined with purposeful clarity the fecundating power of just a few thematic ideas.

Angela Hewitt: formidable de Falla and sensual Albéniz made up for overwrought Scarlatti at the Royal Northern College of Music.