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Ribble Valley International Piano Week - Steven Osborne in recital

Piano galore day! After the July meeting of a new piano meetup group in Clitheroe (very good fun) and a tasty meal, M and I headed towards Westholme School for the final concert in this year's Ribble Valley International Piano Week. The Piano Week has been on my radar for a while... as has stellar pianist Steven Osborne . This year the two coincided nicely. Steven's recital to close the Piano Week for 2016 was a programme of Schubert, Debussy and Rachmaninov: Schubert – Moment Musical (D 780 No 2) Debussy – Images (series I), Children’s Corner, D’un Cahier d’esquisses, L’Isle joyeuse Rachmaninov – Études-Tableaux Op 33; Études-Tableaux Op 39 Nos 2 and 9 Throughout, Steven played with elegance and simple absorption in the music; his quiet concentration drew in the audience and it was soon very obvious why he is held in such high regard. The Schubert piece was fantastic and certainly got everyone's attention - at the end there was complete silence before the star