Music review: Steven Osborne, Queens Hall, Edinburgh
“After all, you didn’t pay to hear me,” quipped Steven Osborne modestly as he introduced his Queen’s Hall recital.
Steven Osborne, Queens Hall, Edinburgh *****
He was right: the Edinburgh pianist was a very last-minute stand-in for an indisposed Beatrice Rana, and offered very different repertoire, too. Nobody in the audience had chosen to hear Osborne’s programme of visionary Schubert and Messiaen – but then an unexpected encounter can, as in this case, be unforgettable.
DAVID KETTLE