Christian Blackshaw’s complete survey of Mozart’s piano sonatas, launched to five-star reviews last January, continues this season with a brightly coloured snapshot of works from the 1770s and 1780s. The programme includes the composer’s Piano Sonata in C minor, written for one of his most talented Viennese keyboard pupils, and its companion piece, the multi-hued Fantasia in C minor.

‘There are plenty of good concerts at any time of year in London, but by definition the exceptional happens as rarely here as in any other city,’ observed the Financial Times. ‘And Christian Blackshaw’s recital … was exceptional – both for the quality and integrity of his playing and for the amount he revealed about Mozart’s often underestimated music for solo piano.’

‘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