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‘Demidenko’s razor-sharp articulacy and immaculate dexterity are complemented by the finest musical grace and individuality’ (Gramophone). Chopin has been at the centre of this superb Russian pianist’s career for many years; tonight he performs some of the lesser-known works, including the Bolero and the virtuosic Variations on Mozart’s ‘La ci darem la mano’. The all-Schumann second half includes the composer’s tender musical portrait of his friend Chopin amid the musical caricatures of ‘Carnaval’ Nikolai Demidenko website.