Verbier Festival 2018: Evgeny Kissin plays Chopin, Schumann & Debussy

Evgeny Kissin’s piano recitals are always a highlight of the Verbier festival. Always played to a full house, they are anticipated by the audience. This year was no exception with a programme which was devoted to Debussy Preludes on the occasion of the composer’s centennial of his death and, above all, to Schumann’s seldom played Sonata No. 3 Op. 14. Schumann composed the piece in 1836 but revised it in 1853. Kissin carefully scrutinized both version and has allowed himself to borrow the best from both. The 30-minute long work is challenging both physically and technically, ending in a spectacular finale.