Chopin et al: Daniil Trifonov ***
Wigmore Hall, 7th December 2017
Bespectacled and bearded these days, the prodigiously talented Daniil Trifonov still cuts a shy, modest figure on the recital platform. His fringe flops as he hunches over the keyboard, peering nervously over the piano’s rim as if searching for a lost key among the hammers. He acknowledges applause – often tumultuous – with a single bow before darting to the safety of Wigmore Hall’s Green Room. His voice is gentle, his apprehensive announcement of his encore struggling to reach the back of the Stalls. Yet he can make the piano sing gloriously.
Daniil Trifonov
© Dario Acosta | DG
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