Elisabeth Leonskaja

Elisabeth Leonskaja was born in Georgia and was one of the rare stage partners of the great Sviatoslav Richter, who admired her “imperious, tender, low-key yet tempestuous talent” (Le Figaro). A child prodigy, her talent tends to shine in the greatest romantic pieces. She has chosen to perform two of Schubert’s most radiant pieces: his Piano Sonata in D major, composed while on holiday during the summer of 1825 and his Piano Sonata in B-flat major, D.960 (1828), a light-filled, dazzling swan song.