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Published: 28 June 2007

Timing is the key to pianists’ master technique

PREVIEW: YONTY SOLOMON AND RAYMOND BANNING
Wigmore Hall

THE works of Gershwin and Rachmaninov are among the most challenging for any pianist, with their use of massive stretches, grandiosity, and frequent speed requirements.
But at Wigmore Hall on Sunday, two pianists will be presenting an interesting programme, including Gershwin’s An American in Paris and Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances.
Yonty Solomon needs little introduction. One of the leading concert pianists of the last few decades, he has performed with Mstislav Rostropovich and Dame Myra Hess, and recorded for Decca, Philips and the BBC.
He will be joined by Raymond Banning, Professor of Pianoforte at Trinity College of Music.
I once went to a study weekend led by Raymond Banning and the the key to learning and mastering piano works was to play the piece slowly almost until the last minute.
It is a technique which gives him a delightfully delicate touch, poise, and weight.
So the pair’s presentation of Gershwin and Rachmaninov should be pretty exciting.
And there will also be performances of Brahms’s Variations on a Theme of Haydn and Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos.

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