It was tellingly different to the account he gave of Beethoven’s stirring C minor concerto – a key deployed by the composer in some of his most dramatic works, including the Pathétique Sonata and Symphony No. Now, at the age of 28, this impromptu delivery gave a full sense of the range of a performer who first recorded both of Chopin’s piano concertos when he was just 15. It was a moment that seemed to show where this remarkable pianist – who made his professional debut aged nine – feels spiritually at home no surprise, perhaps, given that the Canadian was raised by Polish parents. There was a rapt silence as he played this intimate work to the packed hall, perfectly balancing the golden singing tones of the upper notes with the ebb and flow of emotion driven by the rising chords in the bass.
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