The caption goes here. He generously shared it with the musicians and the audience yesterday at the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra concert. With a soft, velvety touch, he took an aesthetic, rather than athletic, approach to the keyboard.
Some soloists try to show off the virtuosity of their technique, instead of the virtue of the music.
For the concerto, Kuerti collaborated with Mozart's ghost. Merging his creative impulses with those of the composer, he rendered the work freshly yet faithfully. The individuality of his interpretation enhanced, rather than compromised, the integrity of Mozart's work. It was not the playful, rapscallion Mozart, but the stately, elegant one. Kuerti caressed the keyboard with a fluid, connected legato, making the piano sound more like a string instrument than a percussive one.