at the XVth International Tchaikovsky Competition – Daniel Kharitonov, ll
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there ‘ve been extraordinary
performances since Maria Mazo‘s
defining reinvention of Mozart’s
21st Piano Concerto, the “Elvira
Madigan”, at the XVth International
Tchaikovsky Competition, worthy
of, believe me, fruitful commentary,
but for the sake of brevity and, of
course, indiscretion, I’ve refrained
from going on and on, and on,
about however many of them, all,
nevertheless, quite outstanding
but before even the end of Daniel
Kharitonov‘s final and deciding
performance, of Tchaikovsky’s
indomitable 1st Piano Concerto,
followed by whatever by Liszt,
he has, like Maria Mazo, here
given us a new standard for
hearing these indelible musical
epics, she takes over from
Mitsuko Uchida, goddess of
Mozart, he takes over from very
Van Cliburn, you’ve got to go
back to 1958 to have heard
this commanding thunder
Kharitonov is sixteen, a bud
becoming a flower
wow, no matter who wins
Richard
psst: his Liszt, incidentally, will
restore your faith in Liszt
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