ANNA KRAVTCHENKO SEALS THE PIANO FESTIVAL
Trieste… The piano festival promoted by Chamber Music concluded in an “all-Mozart” evening with the strings of the Turin Philharmonic. Kravtchenko won the 1992 Busoni Competition when she was only 16, and has proved throughout her career that she was worthy of the prize, winning acclaim everywhere she performs. Her qualities were immediately evident in the Mozart Concerto offered last night at Verdi Hall: her sensitive touch and attention to detail created a performance of constant psychological mutability. Even her trills are exciting, and she prefers lyricism over flash and prettiness. Her audience listened with great attention and applauded vigorously, and was rewarded with two very fine encores by Chopin and Liszt. (Claudio Gherbitz)