Elisabeth Leonskaja Live in Concert

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Bath Festivals in Association with BBC Radio 3 present Elisabeth Leonskaja Live in Concert

Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano)

Schubert Sonata in A, D959
Schubert Sonata in B flat, D960

For decades now, Elisabeth Leonskaja has been among the most celebrated pianists of our time. Her almost legendary modesty still makes her somewhat media-shy today. Yet as soon as she walks out on the stage, audiences can sense the force behind the fact that music is and always has been her life's work.

Here she will be performing Schubert's last two Piano Sonatas, composed during the last year of his life. Neglected during the 19^th Century it was only around the centennial of Schubert's death that these works begin to receive serious attention and critical acclaim. They have now come to be regarded as essential members of the classical piano repertoire.

Doubtless one of the most ingenious players among the international pianists of our age, Elisabeth Leonskaja ... has over the years increasingly turned into a well-nigh unsurpassable Schubert-specialist... Bern, Samstag

The popularity of mercurial Elisabeth Leonskaja amongst audiences has never been higher, perhaps because she is one of "the last of the great Russian school  Sean Rafferty , Bach Track

This performance will be broadcast live by BBC Radio 3 in Radio 3 Live in Concert

Booking:  Bath Box Office Tel: (01225) 463362