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Concert review: Pianist Bruce Liu’s Chopin by the numbers contrasts with Jukka-Pekka Saraste’s brash style

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The Chopin competition winner's take on Chopin’s E Minor Piano Concerto was a terribly well-mannered reading.

Chopin competition winner Bruce Liu's take on Chopin’s E Minor Piano Concerto was polished, but lacked drive.

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Geoffrey Lim

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Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Victoria Concert Hall
Nov 23, 7.30pm

This concert showcased two very different musical personalities: Bruce Liu, the elegant pianist and winner of the 2021 Chopin Competition, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste, the fiery 67-year-old chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic.

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