Szymanowski Focus | Classical review

Wigmore Hall, LondonTwo concerts built around Karol Szymanowski's instrumental music and songs, juxtaposing them with works by his contemporaries Bartók and Janácek, promised much. The lineup of soloists was impressive: the programmes had been planned by the pianist Piotr Anderszewski, who, as well as playing solo piano works, accompanied the violinist Henning Kraggerud and the soprano Iwona Sobotka, while the Belcea Quartet gave typically accomplished performances of Szymanowski's two string ...

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