A sparkling, almost caressing touch, which nevertheless seems to stem from an icy primal force rather than from a coquettish temperament. So paradoxical is the piano playing of Daniil Trifonov, the young Russian pianist who in 2011 was the winner of both the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in Tel Aviv. In February 2013 he managed to live up to the high
… expectations during his debut at Carnegie Hall. This CD - Daniil Trifonov's first with Deutsche Grammophon - is the live recording of this sensational event (Scriabin - Sonata No. 2; Liszt - Sonate; Chopin - Preludes). 'It is incredible what he technically does with his hands. He has both the tender and the demonic. I've never heard anything like it, ”Martha Argerich told the Financial Times. (HJ)more