Kravtchenko in a state of grace
… in splendid form, almost in a state of grace, especially in the moving works by Chopin that opened the recital … in the Nocturne op. 9 no. 3 and in the series of six Preludes, the pianist unfurled a fascinating range of colour and dynamics …. Widmung was blessed with an admirable balance of pathos and control. The Fantasy in D minor KV 397 opened with subtle tonalities … leading to a fresh, light, smiling performance that seemed to recall the harpsichord. Schumann’s Carnival of Vienna was infectious … Liszt’s transcription of Schubert’s Serenade was deeply moving. Kravtchenko closed the evening with a melancholy, yearning movement from Tchaikovsky’s Seasons (Emilia Campagna)