Elisabeth Leonskaja

An impressive presence that never prioritizes the music: the grande dame of the piano, Elisabeth Leonskaja, overwhelms on stage with the power of music alone. She doesn't seek herself in the music, but rather the music within herself, says the pianist, thus positioning herself as a performer through and through. With her narrative flow, her fine sense, and her at times almost somnambulistic intuition, she knows how to captivate the audience. The ...