Teatime Classics

Virtuosos among themselves

Weimar, where piano virtuoso Franz Liszt once lived and worked, is still one of the most important training centres for young pianists today. No wonder Mikhail Kambarov was drawn to the city: at the age of 16, he came to Weimar to attend the music grammar school, and promptly won the national competition »Jugend musiziert«. Since then, he has garnered many important prizes, a coveted scholarship from the German Music Foundation and a place as a student with Michail Lifits. At the Laeiszhalle, Kambarov devotes himself entirely to the 19th century and its piano stars: Schumann, Beethoven and Chopin composed many works that remain essentials in the concert pianist’s repertoire.