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Haydn Vol. 2 Recording of the Month "Time and again Rabinovich finds magic in the these pieces, most notably in Sonata No 58 in C major, whose improvisatory quality is exploited to dramatic effect. Haydn's characteristic wit and charm are omnipresent"Michael Church International Piano
Double 5-star review in this month's BBC Music Magazine just published of Roman Rabinovich's 'Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2' [FHR72]
"The elegance and liveliness of Rabinovich’s keyboard style are, indeed, a joy to listen to, and his unfailing musicality and inventiveness allows him to penetrate to the expressive heart of Haydn’s world. Altogether, a valuable addition to the Haydn sonatas discography." (PERFORMANCE ***** RECORDING *****)Misha Donat BBC Music Magazine
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"The elegance and liveliness of Rabinovich’s keyboard style are, indeed, a joy to listen to, and his unfailing musicality and inventiveness allows him to penetrate to the expressive heart of Haydn’s world. Altogether, a valuable addition to the Haydn sonatas discography." (PERFORMANCE ***** RECORDING *****)
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Pianist Roman Rabinovich on his affinity with HaydnDavid Kettle The Scotsman
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"The composer himself could not have wished for a better performance."
"Rabinovich plays with a warm and generous tone and a supple touch. His sense of rhythm is tastefully elastic, the pulse of his playing more akin to breathing than metronomic. And yet there were many moments when a sudden concentration of energy led to the music nearly exploding from the keyboard.
Rabinovich's protean qualities were the perfect foil for programs that, in different hands, might have suffered from a certain repetitiveness. He brought out a surprising range of tonal color and dramatic insights, and in the process poured quite a bit of his own personality into the music."
"Rabinovich is a player who likes his finales fast, and he has both the finger skills and the fine sense of phrasing needed to neatly pull off that feat."
"Rabinovich's own ornamentation was cunningly wrought and beautifully played, completely integrated into the music."Mark Satola Plain Dealer
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"Rabinovich plays with a warm and generous tone and a supple touch. His sense of rhythm is tastefully elastic, the pulse of his playing more akin to breathing than metronomic. And yet there were many moments when a sudden concentration of energy led to the music nearly exploding from the keyboard.
Rabinovich's protean qualities were the perfect foil for programs that, in different hands, might have suffered from a certain repetitiveness. He brought out a surprising range of tonal color and dramatic insights, and in the process poured quite a bit of his own personality into the music."
"Rabinovich is a player who likes his finales fast, and he has both the finger skills and the fine sense of phrasing needed to neatly pull off that feat."
"Rabinovich's own ornamentation was cunningly wrought and beautifully played, completely integrated into the music."
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Review just in from the ClassicalMusicSentinel.com of Roman Rabinovich's recent Haydn Piano Sonatas, Vol. release [FHR72]
" With just the right degree of dynamic and expressive inflections, he can turn even the most mundane passages into points of interest"Jean-Yves Duperron ClassicalMusicSentinel.com
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" With just the right degree of dynamic and expressive inflections, he can turn even the most mundane passages into points of interest"
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ChamberFest’s Winter Mini Festival to feature Roman Rabinovich in Haydn sonatasMike Telin www.clevelandclassical.com
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Preview about the Haydn Project for ChamberFest ClevelandZachary Lewis The Plain Dealer
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"the pianist brought a grandeur to the opening movement, flawless technique to the scherzo, and exquisite beauty to the concluding slow movement."
"Roman Rabinovich gave an alluring, playful performance which brought the masterful concert to its conclusion."MIke Telin www.clevelandclassical.com
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"Roman Rabinovich gave an alluring, playful performance which brought the masterful concert to its conclusion."
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"Rabinovich’s playing of this work (Hob. XVI:46) was absolute perfection. The lines were elegantly shaped and beautifully tapered in the opening Allegro, while the quirky wit shone through and the embellishments were light and decorative. The Adagio had a gorgeous tonal lustre and a wonderful sense of flow and feeling of space. In the finale, Rabinovich captured the ebullient mood and high spirits of the piece and the rapid figurations were clearly and elegantly played. The degree of technical finish throughout was exemplary and the sonata had clearly been studied very closely".Robert Beattie, Seen and Heard International
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after my debut recital at Lincoln Center - "admirable interpretations of the Sonatas in E minor (Hob. XVI:34) and C (Hob. XVI:48), performed with a rich, full-blooded sound, singing lines and witty dexterity".Vivien Schweitzer New York Times
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"Mr. Rabinovich performed with uncommon sensitivity and feeling.
He immediately brought a wonderful brio and spontaneity to Bach’s English Suite No. 4 in F.
Mr. Rabinovich played with crisp rhythmic bite and abundant colorings"Anthony Tommasini New York Times
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He immediately brought a wonderful brio and spontaneity to Bach’s English Suite No. 4 in F.
Mr. Rabinovich played with crisp rhythmic bite and abundant colorings"
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Wigmore Hall debut review - "The whole concert was played in an exceptionally cultivated way and with a high degree of technical finish. ...an evening of exceptional music making."Robert Beattie Seen and Heard International
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"A true polymath, in the Renaissance sense of the word".Lucy Jeffery Seen and Heard International
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"He is an artist of the highest caliber; a pianist with complete technical command, a prodigious memory and a highly individual personality at the piano"Donald Waxman Palm Beach Arts Paper
about Tchaikovsky Concerto no 1 -
Rabinovich has yet to enter the upper echelons of piano masters, where he should be, based on his masterful performance this evening. With brilliant technique, and mature sensitivity, Rabinovich brought fresh life to this sometimes overly torrid workBy Gayle Williams , Herald-Tribune / Thursday, January 23, 2014 Herald-Tribune
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Rabinovich has yet to enter the upper echelons of piano masters, where he should be, based on his masterful performance this evening. With brilliant technique, and mature sensitivity, Rabinovich brought fresh life to this sometimes overly torrid work
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"Followed a truly memorable performance of Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 spotlighting 28-year-old Israeli pianist Roman Rabinovich. Rabinovich made it look — and sound — easy. He doesn’t use a piano bench but instead sits upright on a high-backed chair displaying virtually no body language. His wrists and hands are exceptionally fluid, producing a variety of tonal colors from his instrument.
The concerto demands tonal variety throughout, ranging from the almost hopeless sadness of the first movement to the exuberance and rhythmic excitement of the “Finale.” Rabinovich was up to the concerto’s multiple challenges and the audience was enthusiastic and appreciative, a demonstration that led to two beautifully played encores."ALAN ADAMS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL March 14, 2014
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The concerto demands tonal variety throughout, ranging from the almost hopeless sadness of the first movement to the exuberance and rhythmic excitement of the “Finale.” Rabinovich was up to the concerto’s multiple challenges and the audience was enthusiastic and appreciative, a demonstration that led to two beautifully played encores."
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"With Roman Rabinovich at the keyboard, this was no standard off-the-rack reading. Rabinovich is a piano virtuoso with a strong musical profile. He had the technique to play the famously thundering scales of this concerto, but he also looked into the more hidden springs of beauty in this somewhat rambling work. Rabinovich's soft lyrical playing was almost hypnotic, and at times the forward impulse of the music almost came to a halt.John Frayne News Gazette, February 27, 2014
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Remarkable performance from Roman Rabinovich, a pianist whose mature, self-assured playing belies his chronological ageJanos Gereben San Francisco Classical Voice
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"He is an artist of the highest caliber; a pianist with complete technical command, a prodigious memory and a highly individual personality at the piano"
"...it was an amazing accomplishment, both the transcription and its performance..." (Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe)
"For this climactic piece Rabinovich pulled out all the stops, his hands flying over the keyboard, often crossing one another, his fingers moving in rapid repetitions, gliassandi suddenly emerging at the end of runs – it was a tour de force. I would predict that the Daphnis and Chloe arrangement will become a signature piece in Rabinovich’s repertoire. It should bring down the house everywhere..."Donald Waxman Palm Beach Arts Paper
"...it was an amazing accomplishment, both the transcription and its performance..." (Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe)
"For this climactic piece Rabinovich pulled out all the stops, his hands flying over the keyboard, often crossing one another, his fingers moving in rapid repetitions, gliassandi suddenly emerging at the end of runs – it was a tour de force. I would predict that the Daphnis and Chloe arrangement will become a signature piece in Rabinovich’s repertoire. It should bring down the house everywhere..."
Listening to Rabinovich's recording of these pieces is an immensely pleasurable experience. In my opinion, the artist is in his own element here.Haggai Hitron Haaretz Newspaper
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Roman Rabinovich, Hatchlands review - poetry from Chopin's very own Pleyel piano
Transcendent Haydn, Chopin and Rachmaninov on three remarkable instrumentsDavid Nice The Arts Desk
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Transcendent Haydn, Chopin and Rachmaninov on three remarkable instruments
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About Lutoslawski Piano Concerto:
"Total mastery and complete technical freedom was spellbinding. The manner of the performance was so compelling that the audience, not always warm to music of this kind, was swept away, rising to its feet to applaud the soloist. Rabinovich performed with the utmost confidence and bravura. Rabinovich was all authority when seated at the piano, his performing persona one of focused musical concentration and technical command. He is up there with the best."Keneth DeLong Calgary Herald
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"Total mastery and complete technical freedom was spellbinding. The manner of the performance was so compelling that the audience, not always warm to music of this kind, was swept away, rising to its feet to applaud the soloist. Rabinovich performed with the utmost confidence and bravura. Rabinovich was all authority when seated at the piano, his performing persona one of focused musical concentration and technical command. He is up there with the best."
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Mendelssohn Concerto no 1 with Royal Scottish National Orcehstra and Sir Roger Norrington-
That quality came to sparkling life under the fingers of Roman Rabinovich, a keyboard whizz who I’d never come across before but who I won’t forget in a hurry. He played Mendelssohn’s quickfire passages with the energy of a spinning top and the control of an old master, delivering a tempest of a first movement and a masterclass of the dance in the finale. It’s the slow movement that most won me over though, not least because of that gorgeous main line of melody, played by the violas and cellos with the consistency of molten chocolate, and Rabinovich’s piano playing seemed to flow in and out of it in a way that showed orchestra and piano in total symbiosis. I’ve never heard a performance which so convinced me that, both in structure and in mood, this concerto is the close twin of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.Simon Thompson, Bachtrack
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That quality came to sparkling life under the fingers of Roman Rabinovich, a keyboard whizz who I’d never come across before but who I won’t forget in a hurry. He played Mendelssohn’s quickfire passages with the energy of a spinning top and the control of an old master, delivering a tempest of a first movement and a masterclass of the dance in the finale. It’s the slow movement that most won me over though, not least because of that gorgeous main line of melody, played by the violas and cellos with the consistency of molten chocolate, and Rabinovich’s piano playing seemed to flow in and out of it in a way that showed orchestra and piano in total symbiosis. I’ve never heard a performance which so convinced me that, both in structure and in mood, this concerto is the close twin of Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto.
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"Rabinovich delivered a hugely intense and virtuosic performance"
"With enormous power, Rabinovich delivered the unrelenting harshness of the five-movement work, and then turned it beguilling pianissimos for a magical "wow!" moment at the end of the second moevement"Sherli Leonard The Press-Enterprise, CA
"With enormous power, Rabinovich delivered the unrelenting harshness of the five-movement work, and then turned it beguilling pianissimos for a magical "wow!" moment at the end of the second moevement"
Lincoln Center debut recitaldelarue Lucid Culture
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"Roman Rabinovich displayed seemingly an unflappable virtuosity"
"The pianist really captured the inherent drama and varying dramatic moods in the different scenes of Prokofiev's epic Romeo and Juiliet"
"Rabinovich made the piano seem an extension of his body, coaxing vast swaths of sound from the instrument even at quick tempos"
"he produced such dramatic effects that you didn't need a synopsis to understand the basic emotional arc of the myth the music is based on."Brett Campbell Oregon ArtsWatch
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"The pianist really captured the inherent drama and varying dramatic moods in the different scenes of Prokofiev's epic Romeo and Juiliet"
"Rabinovich made the piano seem an extension of his body, coaxing vast swaths of sound from the instrument even at quick tempos"
"he produced such dramatic effects that you didn't need a synopsis to understand the basic emotional arc of the myth the music is based on."
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Andras Schiff's presented recital in SubCulture NYCHarry Rolnick ConcertoNet.com
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"He played with very fine nuancing which, together with terrific fingers, made for wonderful clarity in multi-voice writing"
"Mr. Rabinovich's impressive arrangement of Daphnis and Chloe was wonderful, and one especially couldn't help but notice the exotic beauty of the second movement. The last movements were exhilirating, especially the fiendishly difficult concluding Danse generale"
"...a clockbuse perforamnce of Patrushka, which was hugely impressive! He cought all the changes of mood wonderfully from sprightly to ironic to coy to forceful. The clarity of voicing refferred to before, plus his wonderful rhythmic sense (especially with syncopation) and his terrific imagination all worked to great effect."Donald Isler classicalmusicguide.com
"Mr. Rabinovich's impressive arrangement of Daphnis and Chloe was wonderful, and one especially couldn't help but notice the exotic beauty of the second movement. The last movements were exhilirating, especially the fiendishly difficult concluding Danse generale"
"...a clockbuse perforamnce of Patrushka, which was hugely impressive! He cought all the changes of mood wonderfully from sprightly to ironic to coy to forceful. The clarity of voicing refferred to before, plus his wonderful rhythmic sense (especially with syncopation) and his terrific imagination all worked to great effect."
"Rabinovich's performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto no 3 in d minor was electric. To say that the Israeli pianist brought the house down would probably be an understatement. Rabinovich - displaying impressive self-confidence - delivered a performance that was focused, emotional, strikingly nuanced and superbly executed. The thing about Rabinovich is that he made his performance look riiculously easy."Roger LeLievre The Ann Arbor News
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about Beethoven Concerto no 3-
"Rabinovich has a clean, solid technique; his dynamic range is quite broad, and he can perform a small but effective dynamic change at any level. Especially impressive was his crescendo from near silence to quite loud. His interpretation was faultless — technique, dynamics and interpretation."Joseph Youngblood http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/
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"Rabinovich has a clean, solid technique; his dynamic range is quite broad, and he can perform a small but effective dynamic change at any level. Especially impressive was his crescendo from near silence to quite loud. His interpretation was faultless — technique, dynamics and interpretation."
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Rabinovich unites the most sensitive moments with his utmost pianissimo and seemingly expands time untill he creates virtuostic turmoil wih all the power of his well balanced hands, over the keyboardIlona Oltuski getclassical.org
Ligeti's Etude no.4 (Fanfares) was then given marvelous vibrancy by Mr. Rabinovich.Rorianne Schrade New Conert Review
"Rabinovich was superbly attuned to both the subtle intimacies and extroverted glories of the headlining work, the Brahms PIano Concerto no 1 in d minor."
"His Brahms was full of light and nuance and singing inner voices. What was better? The entrances that whispered with tender intimacy? The shimmering trills? The way he pointed up the top of phrases? The way he used his hands off the piano, continuing a gesture visually (but never in a showmanlike way) to make a phrase continue to sing in silence? It all added up to a moving - and riveting - performance."Susan Isaacs Nisbett The Ann Arbor News
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"His Brahms was full of light and nuance and singing inner voices. What was better? The entrances that whispered with tender intimacy? The shimmering trills? The way he pointed up the top of phrases? The way he used his hands off the piano, continuing a gesture visually (but never in a showmanlike way) to make a phrase continue to sing in silence? It all added up to a moving - and riveting - performance."
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The Scarlatti sonatas illustrated the fine detail of his playing as well as his complete lack of flamboyance: he served the composer and was a channel for Scarlatti’s music.
The challenging Sonata in G, drew from him a performance of vivacity and virtuosity such as must have secured him the prize, but the impeccable clarity of execution still shone through.
He brought the same self-effacing calm and a rock solid technique to Brahms Handel Variations negotiating the 25 variations and fugue and their range of styles with a wealth of tonal nuance, unruffled calm and dazzling ability.Margaret Davies Musical Opinion
The challenging Sonata in G, drew from him a performance of vivacity and virtuosity such as must have secured him the prize, but the impeccable clarity of execution still shone through.
He brought the same self-effacing calm and a rock solid technique to Brahms Handel Variations negotiating the 25 variations and fugue and their range of styles with a wealth of tonal nuance, unruffled calm and dazzling ability.
“I have rarely seen an artist with such individual and communicative charisma”
“His playing is spontaneous, calculated and sophisticated”
“He reminded me of Glenn Gould, in his explosive, provoking and arbitrary behavior.”Peter Cossé Record Geijutsu Editor's Report
“His playing is spontaneous, calculated and sophisticated”
“He reminded me of Glenn Gould, in his explosive, provoking and arbitrary behavior.”
“(Roman Rabinovich) is patently serious, musically and obviously a technically strong player”.
“Roman Rabinovich tempered his natural exuberance with unusual maturity and discretion: his virtuosity sizzled but never once intimidated”
“His nauancing and ornamentation were thoroughly stylish and pianistic in the best sense” (about Bach Partita no.6)
“Balakirev’s wickedly difficult oriental Fantasy, Islamey, was recreated with confidence, excitement and every not-its-place detail.”Harris Goldsmith New York Concert Review
“Roman Rabinovich tempered his natural exuberance with unusual maturity and discretion: his virtuosity sizzled but never once intimidated”
“His nauancing and ornamentation were thoroughly stylish and pianistic in the best sense” (about Bach Partita no.6)
“Balakirev’s wickedly difficult oriental Fantasy, Islamey, was recreated with confidence, excitement and every not-its-place detail.”
“Rabinovich develops [inter]connections, uncovers layers and lets the Steinway sound sparkle.”
“The pianist approaches Beethoven's Sonata in A-flat, op. 110 with careful consideration and develops an unusual intricate play of coloration; he dedicates himself to the nuances. And that is good.”Leipziger Volgszeitung
“The pianist approaches Beethoven's Sonata in A-flat, op. 110 with careful consideration and develops an unusual intricate play of coloration; he dedicates himself to the nuances. And that is good.”
”The young pianist Roman Rabinovich skillfully and sensitively navigated the intense but transitory emotions, as each prelude appeared, expressed a single mood and vanished without a wasted note”. (about Chopin’s preludes)
“Opening with appropriately sinister tone, he plunged into a dramatic interpretation that taxed the power of the Yamaha grand on the stage”. (about Beethoven’s Appasionata)David Fleshler South Florida Sun-Sentinel
“Opening with appropriately sinister tone, he plunged into a dramatic interpretation that taxed the power of the Yamaha grand on the stage”. (about Beethoven’s Appasionata)
He exhibited an ultimate and captivating artistic levelHagai Hitron Haaretz March
... the Pfleghof must have rarely heard such a thundering applause. Rabinovich had to return to the stag three times before the break.”
“Rabinovich’s powdery timbre was extraordinary”.
“ Radical and absolute “ (about Beethoven’s Appassionata)
“Silk-like leggerissimo, rhythmic, but also griming winter storms and whistling thirds like rockets” (about Chopin’s Preludes op 28)
“Some of his ideas might seem unconventional, but he is believable. In his playing you’ll find something substantial and true.“
“Each note is longing for the following one-this is Rabinovich”Tubingen
“Rabinovich’s powdery timbre was extraordinary”.
“ Radical and absolute “ (about Beethoven’s Appassionata)
“Silk-like leggerissimo, rhythmic, but also griming winter storms and whistling thirds like rockets” (about Chopin’s Preludes op 28)
“Some of his ideas might seem unconventional, but he is believable. In his playing you’ll find something substantial and true.“
“Each note is longing for the following one-this is Rabinovich”
”During intermission, it seemed all anyone was talking about was Rabinovich…His musical canvas, on display for the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D Minor, was filled with delicate pastels and vivid hues…the audience seemed to be hanging on every emotional note”Roger LeLievre The Ann Arbor News
“Rabinovich has full technical command of the piano, and plays with a great deal of sensitivity. “
“Rabinovich brought a surprisingly mature interpretation to this work, bringing out the lyricism and the sweeping phrasing. It was a special treat to hear this work, and to hear it performed so well.” (about Berg Sonata op 1)
“Rabinovich stayed on stage for Mily Balakirev's fiendishly difficult Islamey, subtitled An Oriental Fantasy. His playing was brilliant, clean, and well articulated. Though billed as the most difficult work in the repertoire, Rabinovich had it completely under control. It may seem unusual to find someone so young with such prodigious technique.”Joseph Youngblood West Palm Beach Daily News
“Rabinovich brought a surprisingly mature interpretation to this work, bringing out the lyricism and the sweeping phrasing. It was a special treat to hear this work, and to hear it performed so well.” (about Berg Sonata op 1)
“Rabinovich stayed on stage for Mily Balakirev's fiendishly difficult Islamey, subtitled An Oriental Fantasy. His playing was brilliant, clean, and well articulated. Though billed as the most difficult work in the repertoire, Rabinovich had it completely under control. It may seem unusual to find someone so young with such prodigious technique.”