I'm listening to one of my favorite piano concertos, Mozart's well-known Piano Concerto No. 20 in d which is playing over WETA 90.9 FM Internet radio. And I'm sorry to say that I'm irritated by the interpretation. It's so dry and mechanical and devoid of any passion. For a while I wonder if it is Lang Lang. I look up who the pianist is and am not surprised to find that it is another Chinese (American-born), a pianist named Derek Han. A website says that his "... compelling playing has dazzled audiences across five continents." In a way, I have to agree. If I take this recording of Mozart's piano concerto as a representative of his playing, I do believe it dazzles audiences but will probably leave them just as unmoved as I was.
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