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Pianist Congyu Wang’s big technique let down by odd interpretative mannerisms
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Singapore-born, France-based pianist Congyu Wang gave a recital at the Victoria Concert Hall on Feb 27.
PHOTO: ESTHER SIO
Geoffrey Lim
Victoria Concert Hall
Feb 27, 7.30pm
A programme involving all four of Chopin’s ballades and Ravel’s fiendish Gaspard de la Nuit (Gaspard Of The Night) would challenge any pianist, not simply for the superhuman technical and musical difficulties of each work, but also for their ubiquity.
