An edited version of this review was published in The Straits Times on 1 July 2014 with the heading ‘Quirky Surprises at Every Corner’. 21st Singapore International Piano Festival Piotr Anderszewski SOTA Concert Hall 29 June 2014 When it comes to interpreting Bach’s keyboard music, there are the purists who insist…
21st Singapore International Piano Festival Behzod Abduraimov SOTA Concert Hall 27 June 2014 Ravel’s Gaspard de la Nuit stands undisputed as one of the most technically demanding pieces in the standard repertoire for pianists, and it has always been a hot favourite for young, competition-winning pianists to include in their…
21st Singapore International Piano Festival Kun-Woo Paik SOTA Concert Hall 26 June 2014 If Schubert wrote a song cycle for the piano, tonight’s programme would have been exactly it. Korean pianist Kun-Woo Paik’s recital comprised entirely of selected pieces from Schubert’s later piano works – the 6 Moments Musicaux D780,…