Bewitched and amazed by Vitaly Pisarenko in Colombia
A recital of refined intelligence and sumptuous piano playing. A pianistic perfection of kaleidoscopic colour and elegance that is a rarity indeed where mediocrity passes for the norm. Here is a unique example that sets a standard by which lesser mortals should be judged.
Some remarkable playing from Vitaly Pisarenko who I have heard many times over the past few years. But in this recital there was all the precision and pianistic perfection that one would expect from someone who had taken the Utrecht Liszt competition by storm at the age of twenty. But there was also a finesse and intelligence allied to a poetic intelligence that made his performance of Schubert’s C minor sonata quite riveting.
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