Kristian Bezuidenhout Essentials

Kristian Bezuidenhout shot to prominence at 21 with a pair of wins at the Bruges Fortepiano Competition. Since then, he has established himself as an utterly compelling advocate of earlier instruments and historically informed performance practice. His recorded series of Mozart piano sonatas is brimful with imaginative touches and ear-tickling ideas. You'll never miss the beefier sounds of a modern Steinway. He has collaborated with all the major early-music practitioners, and in the studio worked with another artist with a winning musical curiosity, the violinist Viktoria Mullova.