Saleem Ashkar’s interpretations of the core Germanrepertoire have won critical plaudits and theadmiration of piano connoisseurs, not least for theirsense of risk allied to clear-sighted understanding ofform and phrasing.
His all-Beethoven programmemoves from the fecund invention of the earlyOp. 10 No. 2 to the revolutionary fire of the‘Appassionata’ sonata.