Piano cognoscenti have long known Bavouzet’s name but it was his Debussy cycle for Chandos that put his name on a wider map (and won him a couple of Gramophone Awards). Bavouzet's recording of Falla's works for piano and orchestra with the BBC Philharmonic and Juanjo Mena was a Gramophone Choice in May 2012 (read the review here).

He has now embarked on two major series: the piano sonatas of Haydn and Beethoven. He’s no wunderkind, thank goodness, but a fully formed, mature musician with plenty to offer.

Below is a film about the making of last year's Gramophone Award-winning recording of Ravel and Debussy with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier.

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