Michael Leslie, Concert Pianist

When Michael Leslie sits down at the piano one is compelled by the magnetism of the playing. Leslie does not play to the gallery or to please the crowd. From under his fingers the music emerges warm, vivid, strong and alive. There's not a whiff of the museum, or the dignified blandness of the professional. On the contrary, the music is almost virulently alive and kicking. One senses that the work probably sounded rather different last time round, and will be different again next time.

(Dr. Andrew Jacobs)

++ 11th of November 2011 8:05 pm Two hour portrait of the artist. Interview with Michael Leslie. Wilfred Schäper on Radio Bremen Nordwestradio Musikwelt. Auf schwarzen und weißen Tasten: Michael Leslie. Klavierwerke von Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Schubert ›› more ++ „Kein Geheimtipp Michael Leslies großer Klavierabend“, Review: Michael Stallknecht, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Friday the 4th of February 2011 ›› more