Work: Rigoletto: Paraphrase de Concert, S 434

Time honoured tradition has it that the pianist in a song recital plays the supporting role, hence the slightly derogatory term “accompanist”. Someone forgot to share that script with Giuseppe Vaccaro.

Bringing to a close this season of Music Up Close concerts, Nikolai Demidenko delighted a packed Haddington Town House with a programme of Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. The programme opened with two much loved Beethoven works: Piano Sonata in C minor, 'Pathétique' Op. 13 and Piano Sonata in C# minor, 'Moonlight' Op. 27 No. 2.

Dans un récital consacré à Chopin en première partie et aux paraphrases d'opéras de Verdi par Liszt en seconde, le pianiste a montré sa maîtrise technique mais surtout un jeu inventif et inspiré.