Her vigorous, technically dazzling delivery of Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto began before ... It was a lovely touch that when it came to Argerich’s encore, rather than keeping the spotlight to ...

Pianist Martha Argerich rose to fame with her interpretations of the virtuoso piano literature of the 19th and 20th centuries. Her repertoire ranges from Bach through Beethoven, Schumann, Liszt, ...

If forced to name the greatest pianist before the public today, or indeed for the last sixty years, many of us would have little hesitation in nominating the Argentinian virtuoso Martha Argerich.