Mihai Ritivoiu at St Mary’s Perivale
A poet of the piano of great authority and aristocratic bearing
Playing of great authority and aristocratic bearing from Mihai Ritivoiu who at only thirty hours notice had agreed to give this recital that was to be broadcast on live streaming .I have known Mihai since the time I heard a young pianist play the Polonaise Fantasy by Chopin in a Masterclass of Richard Goode at the Guildhall. I remember being so impressed that I asked Ronan O ‘Hora who he was. Ronan is head of keyboard at the Guildhall and a master pianist in his own right and we have a bond between us that all disciples of Vlado Perlemuter maintain. I had just decided to spend as much time in the UK as in Italy and to maintain the same interest in talented young musicians that I had nurtured for thirty years in Rome. Offering opportunities for neglected musicians Old and New in the Eternal city where I was running a theatre that I created with my actress wife next to St Peter’s Square.
