Stepping in for the indisposed Cédric Tiberghien, Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk made his Wigmore Hall debut in a lunchtime concert replete with old-school virtuoso pianism.
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Concert review: Janina Fialkowska at Wigmore Hall
Canadian pianist Janina Fialkowska has Polish blood in her veins (her father is Polish), and she was described by her pianistic idol, Arthur Rubinstein, as “a natural born Chopin interpreter”. This assertion was more than confirmed by a carefully executed and beautifully nuanced lunchtime concert of music by Fryderyk Chopin at London’s Wigmore Hall. Read my full review here
Janina Fialkowska has won “Best Instrumental CD Award” in the 2013 BBC Music Magazine Awards for her ‘Chopin Recital’
Concert review: Yevgeny Sudbin at Wigmore Hall
Russian pianist Yevgeny Sudbin treated the Wigmore lunchtime audience to a feast of virtuosity in a programme of works by Scarlatti, Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin and Saint-Saens.
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The concert was broadcast live on BBC Radio Three (repeated on Saturday 26th January) and is currently available on the BBC iPlayer via this link
Concert review: Leon McCawley at Wigmore Hall
My first concert outing of 2013 was to hear British pianist Leon McCawley at London’s Wigmore Hall. The penultimate concert in Leon’s Mozart Sonatas cycle was my first review for Bachtrack, back in April 2011. This is my third Bachtrack review of this fine artist, who seamlessly combines a calm, self-possessed stage presence with immaculate technique, versatility and musical integrity.
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Leon McCawley’s Meet the Artist interview
The Cross-Eyed Pianist 