… also had teachers from different countries and traditions. Each of them has given me something. JL: Who would you regard as your inspiration?DK: Among the pianists who are not with us anymore, I would say Richter, Gilels, Lipatti, Sofronitsky, Fisher, and Schnabel. And today’s pianists would be Radu Lupu , Sokolov, Marta Argerich, Kristian Zimmerman. JL: In terms of repertoire, are you particularly fond of Prokofiev's music? DK: Indeed, Prokofiev has a very special place in my repertoire. Last season, I performed the complete cycle of piano concertos with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. In January …

… each summer as part of the Festival. This year, I was lucky enough to gain a place and, spent six weeks touring around Northern Germany (amongst other places) with the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra. Here’s a look at what we got up to... The tree warehouse (Baumschule) where Radu Lupu performed Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto, surrounded by conifers and pines! In the first week, it was evident that a lot of people were nervous - many of the musicians (myself included) knew no-one else in the orchestra before arriving in Rendsburg - the town where we were …