Here begins Christian Blackshaw’s complete survey of Mozart’s piano sonatas, set to run at Wigmore Hall over the next two years and certain to elicit strikingly fresh musical insights. Reviewers were unanimous in their praise for the performer’s full account of these works at St George’s Bristol, a series now spoken of in legendary terms. Blackshaw’s pianism, shaped by studies with Sir Clifford Curzon and at the Leningrad Conservatory, has rightly been hailed for its ‘sheer musicality and humanity’. Mozart’s solo keyboard sonatas contain everything necessary to explore those characteristics and transport listeners to a world of intense contemplation.

‘An ego put entirely at the service of the composer… [He manages] to illuminate details which often remain hidden’ The Pianist

‘Blackshaw’s playing simply defines class’ Baltimore Sun