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Alexander Krichel / Piano Recital
Elbphilharmonie, Kleiner Saal (Hamburg)
There are hardly any composers for whom the term »piano composer« applies as much as for Frédéric Chopin and Sergei Rachmaninov. Both were deeply committed to the black and white keys, both as musicians and as composers. Chopin’s highly sensitive and naturally flowing compositions are characterised above all by the delicacy of sound and colour. Rachmaninov, on the other hand, is characterised by an absolute loss of control and emotional extremes ranging from the deepest romantic sentiment to the hottest drama. A perfect combination for the Hamburg pianist Alexander Krichel, whose playing has been praised by the press as »highly emotional« and »tremendously powerful«.