Russian pianist Mikhail Pletnev played Beethoven and Grieg in contrasting styles, showing his mastery of restraint and the dramatic Reading Time:3 minutes Why you can trust SCMP Christopher Halls ...

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While Shaw weaves in both Beethoven’s evocations of storms and the sound of the real thing, and Tanowitz’s choreography has gusts of force, this is nature tamed by art.