Work: Suite de pièce in E major, Vol 1 no. 5 (aka "The Harmonious Blacksmith" or "Air and Variations in E major"), HWV 430

Eric Lu's Schubert is always special: full of the existential elements that make this composer so rewarding. Other pieces by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev make up a varied recital.

The Korean pianist gives his first solo recital at the Barbican, focussed around Handel, Brahms and variation form. 

The astonishing Korean pianist faces a David vs Goliath contest in Brahms' Second Piano Concerto.