Concert review: Karel Kosarek delights with programme of Bohemian and jazz selections
Victoria Concert Hall
July 4, 8pm
The Singapore International Piano Festival has come and gone, but the piano music continues. This weekend, Victoria Concert Hall hosted another two fine pianists. The first was veteran Czech pianist Karel Kosarek, replacing his young and prodigious compatriot, the indisposed Jan Schulmeister.
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