"The Fort Worth crowd cheered him like a rock star," says a review reproduced, in English-German-French triplicate, on the cover of this live release by Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko, the winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Perhaps all the applause stemmed from the desire of the residents of the city affectionately called Cowtown to enjoy their quadrennial moment in the classical music spotlight, or perhaps they enjoyed the symmetry by which the festival's namesake conquered the old East ...
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"The Fort Worth crowd cheered him like a rock star," says a review reproduced, in English-German-French triplicate, on the cover of this live release by Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko, the winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Perhaps all the applause stemmed from the desire of the residents of the city affectionately called Cowtown to enjoy their quadrennial moment in the classical music spotlight, or perhaps they enjoyed the symmetry by which the festival's namesake conquered the old East Bloc, and now a pianist from that part of the world has triumphed in Fort Worth. Be all that as it may, the fact is that Kholodenko is a remarkable talent. The effect is magnified a bit by the fact that this recording splices together several performances from the two weeks of the festival, as well as one (and this is really cause for a few demerit points) recorded several years earlier in Russia. But the collection showcases a performer who is light-years away from the fearful,...
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