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    Heroes and Hanon

    Mar 19, 2021 2 minutes

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    Deutsche Grammophon bet on a winner when they scooped up Krystian Zimerman right after his victory at the Chopin Competition in 1975. He and DG have stayed loyal to each other for almost half still caught up with him at LSO St Luke’s during sessions to record all five concertos. Zimerman can be an elusive interview subject, but he spoke candidly to Jessica Duchen (p10) about his continual search for the right sound, Beethoven’s deafness and tuning his own instrument.

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