Prom 37: BBCPhil/Lazic/Sinaisky - review

Royal Albert Hall, LondonBrahms wrote two piano concertos, which offer riches enough for most pianists. But not for Dejan Lazic, who has long had an eye on the Violin Concerto and has now made his own piano transcription of the solo part. Teamed with the BBC Philharmonic and conductor Vassily Sinaisky for its UK premiere, Lazic played with the conviction of a believer; it's a skilful arrangement of music that, after all, would probably survive transcription on to a kazoo. But the effect was to t...

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