Chopin's Ballade No. 4 is still playing in my head - what a profound, solid and convincing ballade and I just loved the way Evelyne played it.
I think all our guests at this Soirée agreed that Evelyne gave a stunning performance. I'd like to write about Chopin's Ballade No. 4 in particular, for it has always been my favourite. Evelyne's mother, Elena, gave the pre-concert talk and quoted quoted John Ogdon who said "it is the most exalted, intense and sublimely powerful of all Chopin's compositions... It is unbelievable that it lasts only twelve minutes, for it contains the experience of a lifetime". And for the audience at Breinton, this life-time experience was expressed fully by 18-year old Evelyne.