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George Harliono plays Tchaikovsky Piano concerto no 1 in Latvia at the Jurmala Festival Conductor Ainars Rubikis and the Jurmala Festival Orchestra This is a repost of a performance I gave last year but with high quality audio, here is the original link: Don't miss me trying to speak Latvian at the end of the video 😅 Here is a review of my playing from Bachtrack! Harliono has already appeared with the Mariinsky Orchestra under Gergiev, so he has already been making waves. Having heard the great Martha Argerich less than a month ago in the celebrated Tchaikovsky warhorse, I was fearful of his chances of equalling, never mind eclipsing, that experience. I needn’t have worried. There are of course many ways to ride a horse and, as equine specialists will tell you, these animals are individuals in their own right. This version of the B flat minor reminded me more of a pet filly, responding appreciatively to gentle stroking, rather than any dea
