Dramatic Breadth
Cyprien Katsaris
plays Liszt -
heard by
HOWARD SMITH'... seismic and mercurial by turns ...'
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Till this moment I have frequently encountered the name of French-Cypriot pianist Cyprien Katsaris (born Marseilles, 1951); I've even read snatches regarding his reputation, yet through it all I've missed hearing him live, broadcast, or on disc.
Little have I realized what I was missing.
Now I discover he was chosen to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Frédéric Chopin's death at Carnegie Hall (in October 1999).
Worldwide authorities and audiences applaud him as among the most versatile, imaginative and innovative pianists of his generation...
Copyright © 27 January 2012
Howard Smith,
Masterton, New Zealand
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