New. Inferno
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th May 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2026, Editor's Choice
Abduraimov serves up one of the noblest and most intelligently shaped Dante Sonatas in the catalogue... You hear long lines and narrative paragraphs instead of pounded-out octaves in an Olympic...
New. Inferno
Behzod Abduraimov (piano)
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Awards:
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Presto Recording of the Week, 8th May 2026
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2026, Editor's Choice
Abduraimov serves up one of the noblest and most intelligently shaped Dante Sonatas in the catalogue... You hear long lines and narrative paragraphs instead of pounded-out octaves in an Olympic...
About
Behzod Abduraimov's performances combine great musical depth with phenomenal technique: ‘He has a magical touch,’ wrote The Times. This recital is yet another illustration of his many talents: it begins with variations by Carl Czerny, a pupil of Beethoven and a teacher of Liszt. Next, the famous Après une lecture de Dante (whose title is borrowed from a poem by Victor Hugo) represents Liszt’s Année de pèlerinage en Italie (1846-1849). Another era, another poetic inspiration (Verlaine), with the Suite Bergamasque, an allusion to the festivals of the Lombard commedia dell'arte, which Debussy composed between 1890 and 1905... Still celebrating, this time in Saint Petersburg, with ‘its crowds, its shacks and its small traditional theatre, the character of the magician and conjurer... and the animation of the dolls, Petrushka, his rival and the ballerina’, notes Stravinsky, who in 1921 wrote a piano transcription of his ballet Petrushka, composed ten years earlier. Brahms and a peaceful Intermezzo from his Klavierstücke Op. 119 conclude this infernal programme.
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Behzod Abduraimov on Inferno
2nd Jun 2026
Behzod Abduraimov spoke to us about his latest album Inferno (a recent Presto Recording of The Week which demonstrates depths far beyond sheer virtuosity), his approach to both familiar and demanding music, and his summer performance plans.
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Inferno from Behzod Abduraimov
8th May 2026
Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov combines the fire and virtuosity suggested by the title and cover of his new album, with a level of poetry and communication which explores the full potential of a varied and engaging solo recital.
Awards and reviews
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Presto Recording of the Week8th May 2026
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Gramophone MagazineJune 2026Editor's Choice
June 2026
Abduraimov serves up one of the noblest and most intelligently shaped Dante Sonatas in the catalogue... You hear long lines and narrative paragraphs instead of pounded-out octaves in an Olympic event.
8th May 2026
The title and cover of Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov's new album suggest blazing virtuosity, but whilst that certainly isn't in short supply where the music calls for it, there is a poetic sensitivity and musicianship which results in a varied and colourful recital which never fails to engage.
