Paul Lewis: 'Schubert writes something that comes from another planet' | interview

Paul Lewis is about to set off on an epic world tour. But what were the chances of a Liverpool docker's son from an unmusical family becoming the finest British pianist for generations? Here he talks about falling for classical music as a child at his local library – and why we need to listen again to SchubertPPaul Lewis was 13 years old when his father, Ken, was laid off from his job as a docker for the port of Liverpool. These were the mid-1980s, a hard time on Merseyside, where the deindust...

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