Brahms Project
Brahms has always been one of the most important composers in my life and his pianism perfectly reflects my own musical ideals: power and expression, without harshness; energy, but always derived from the sound. My teacher Cécile Ousset once told me: “You have just the right hands for Brahms”. It is a great honor and privilege to record both Brahms Piano Concertos with the Gewandhausorchester under Manfred Honeck. This project is especially meaningful to me, as Cécile recorded the same works with the same orchestra and Kurt Masur fifty years ago.
My heartfelt thanks go to all the musicians and Maestro Manfred Honeck, to the brilliant sound engineers Johannes and Ines as well as to the entire Pentatone team, and above all to Cartier, whose generous support made this project possible. Release date on all major streaming platforms and on CD is September 19. The first concerto will be recorded in December and released in 2026.
the alchemy of the piano
Transcendental Etudes
I am very pleased to present my new recording of Liszt’s Transcendental Etudes and the famous Sonata in B minor. Many thanks to the entire team of the Swiss radio RSI, the sound engineer Michael Rast and the team of my record label PENTATONE. Special thanks to Nike Wagner for the wonderful accompanying text and to all the others who helped me to realise this recording. Available in CD stores, on Spotify and Apple Music and wherever classical music can be bought or streamed. Listen
