The German pianist has been appointed professor of piano in Hanover.
He succeeds Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, his teacher and close friend who died in June, aged 82.
Norman Lebrecht on shifting sound worlds
The German pianist has been appointed professor of piano in Hanover.
He succeeds Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, his teacher and close friend who died in June, aged 82.
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