Piano connoisseurs and music-lovers of any era wouldgive thanks for poetic artistry of the kind delivered byDaniil Trifonov. The Russian pianist, born in 1991, alliestotal technical command of his instrument to a uniquefeeling for expressive contrasts and musical drama.His interpretations appear to arise in the presentmoment, responsive to the subtlest change of moodand always alive to the piano’s endless possibilitiesof shading, colour and articulation.

Trifonov’s latestWigmore Hall recital explores the legacy of Chopinin the shape of quintessential works by the Polishcomposer and of compositions built on themes fromhis Op. 28 Preludes.