Work: Mazurka in A flat major, Op.50 no.2

Benjamin Grosvenor presented a fascinating programme of works, demonstrating a profound musical intellect.

“He looks rather Churchillian, doesn’t he?” my friend whispered as the lights dimmed, and Charles Rosen tottered on stage with the help of a walking stick, which he hooked over the edge of the piano. The comparison seemed appropriate, for Charles Rosen is truly a grand elder statesman of the piano.

Dans l'auditorium du Musée d'Orsay, Edoardo Torbianelli a livré un récital Chopin mémorable, sur un Gaveau sorti des ateliers parisiens en 1907.