Proms 6 & 7: BBCSO/Belohlávek; Maria João Pires | Classical review
Royal Albert Hall, LondonPaul Lewis's traversal of all five of Beethoven's piano concertos during the Proms season – apparently the first by a single artist – began with a double dose: the First and Fourth Concertos, with the BBC Symphony and conductor Jirí Belohlávek supplying the orchestral forces, as they did on a recent recording of the complete set.As it turned out, the combination did not gel on this occasion until the second of the two. The First Concerto, in which Beethoven imbues ...
Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonPaul Lewis's traversal of all five of Beethoven's piano concertos during the Proms season – apparently the first by a single artist – began w... more info