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Pianist Stephen Hough dazzles with transcendental technique, matched by energised SSO
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Pianist Stephen Hough and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra brought down the house on Nov 7 with a scintillating concert.
PHOTO: JACK YAM
Geoffrey Lim
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Esplanade Concert Hall
Nov 7, 7.30pm
Stephen Hough is one of the classical piano world’s great showmen, in the very best sense of the word. As a pianistic athlete, he is without parallel, dispatching the most absurd technical challenges with a high-wire intensity reminiscent of Gyorgy Cziffra or Vladimir Horowitz.
