Berezovsky plays Tchaikovsky

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, op.44
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Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major, D.944

Featuring Boris Berezovsky piano
Conductor András Keller 

Passion and power, fantasy and elegance, sensuality and virtuosity: these are all attempts by critics to sum up the performance style of Boris Berezovsky – and they have, indeed, been proven correct. One of the most celebrated pianists of our age is back in Budapest after a hiatus of just over six months so that he can perform together with András Keller and Concerto Budapest. The Romantic work, the solo part of which he takes on this time around, is Tchaikovsky’s ‘other’ piano concerto. The hugely popular Piano Concerto in B minor was composed a few years earlier than the G major concerto, which was written in 1879-80. It requires serious expertise on the part of the pianist and at the same time it provides plenty of room for bravura in performance, therefore one could say that it is truly a piano concerto made for the brilliance of Berezovsky. The second half of the evening is devoted to a hugely authoritative piece, Franz Schubert’s ‘Great’ Symphony in C major, an unquestionable masterwork (although its numbering is disputed).