On the day of my rehearsal, someone came into the hall. I thought it was just someone from the public wanting to listen, but it turned out to be a photographer for Süddeutsche Zeitung, which is one of Germany’s largest newspapers. She was going to feature me and some other musicians in an article. Little did I know that it was going to be a review of the performance as well! Here are the versions below:

Here is the German version
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/haidhausen-begnadete-haende-1.2933487

Here is Google’s best attempt at a translation:
https://translate.google.ca/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/haidhausen-begnadete-haende-1.2933487&prev=search

His Liszt had all the bravura and beauty you could hope for, and his Dutilleux was pure rock and roll.

Erica Worth, Chief Editor of Pianist Magazine
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