Louis brings audience to their feet at QEH

On Monday evening we joined standing ovations at QEH, Southbank for Louis Lortie’s impressive performance of Chopin’s études. Returning to the repertoire for the first time in over twenty years, virtuoso pianist Lortie never let technical bravura or sentimentality smother the poetry in these great works.

Read Paul Gent’s excellent review of the concert in the Daily Telegraph, and discover more about Louis’ approach to Chopin in an in-depth video interview with Ivan Hewett.

Watch Louis performing the complete études in a new film created at the Britten Studio, Aldeburgh in September 2009. A Plushmusic co-production with Chandos, the film finds a musician at the height of his artistry, returning to master these intimate and technically challenging works on a Fazioli piano. Drawing on the (famously) inspiring surroundings of  Aldeburgh, film-maker Bjorn Ventris captures the essence of Louis’ performance with a beautifully shot, minimal aesthetic.

The etudes are now available to watch and download, in sections or in their entirety at Plushmusic.tv