Alexandre Kantorow: the electrifying pianist born to play Saint-Saëns

Wednesday, June 29, 2022

As Alexandre Kantorow releases a second volume of Saint-Saëns piano concertos, Tim Parry meets a virtuoso on a compelling path of discovery

Alexandre Kantorow (photo: Libre De Droit/Sasha Gusov)

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