Five difficult pieces – Paul Lewis takes on Beethoven

A highlight of this year's Proms will be Paul Lewis's Beethoven Concerto cycle. The pianist tells Tom Service how he's preparing for this daunting task'I'll be especially nervous at the Proms," Paul Lewis tells me. I can understand why. The pianist will be playing all five Beethoven piano concertos in four concerts at the Royal Albert Hall, with different orchestras and different conductors. Even for a pianist who's played in the best halls all over the world, from Vienna to Los Angeles, who cou...

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