Live Recital At Gran Teatro La Fenice, 2019 – Boris Petrushansky

The recital recorded live and released on this Da Vinci Classics album offers a unique combination: a legendary pianist, Boris Petrushansky, heir to one of the most important piano schools in the history of pianism, that of Heinrich Neuhaus and Lev Naumov; a superb instrument, handcrafted with exceptional skill; a magnificent location, in the buildings of the beautiful La Fenice Theatre in Venice; and, last but not least, an exquisite programme, spanning a wide variety of styles both in terms of music history and the general character of the pieces. Petrushansky plays Haydn’s pre-Romantic Variations in F minor, Franz Schubert’s equally touching and moving Impromptus op. 142, and Prokofiev’s mighty Sixth Piano Sonata – all topped by a stirring encore, Liszt’s concert paraphrase of Paganini’s La campanella. This recording thus brings to life an unforgettable experience, and recreates the sensations of a unique event that will be preserved forever through it.