VERGING ON TRUCULENCE
MIKE WHEELER listens to Kazakhstan-born pianist Samson Tsoy
Derby Chamber Music's fruitful relationship with the Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition has given rise to some memorable concerts in the past. This time (Multi-Faith Centre, Derby University, Derby, UK, 6 December 2013), we heard Kazakhstan-born Samson Tsoy, runner-up in the 2012 (and, sadly, final) competition.
His all-Beethoven first half began with the Fantasy in G minor, Op 77, a piece so improvisatory that it could easily be left to fall apart...
Copyright © 18 December 2013 Mike Wheeler, Derby UK
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