As part of the 𝐕𝐈𝐏 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 concert series, 𝐒𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 presents a special piano recital by 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃 - 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐇𝐀𝐈𝐋 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐕, an artist whose genius as pianist, conductor & composer enchants and amazes audiences around the globe, recognized as 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. As a solo pianist and recitalist, Pletnev appears regularly in the world's music capitals.
His recordings and live performances have proved him to be an outstanding interpreter of an extensive repertoire. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡 remarked, "from Pletnev's fingers and brain come ideas that vitalise the music and make it teem with freshness and wit. [He] made the music positively leap for joy." 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 describes his playing as "born of a prodigious virtuosity of imagination outrageous in its beauty.