Arthur Kaptainis: OSM concert will leave us truly in the dark

Listening to music in the dark is not unprecedented, even in public. One venerable option is to close one’s eyes. Some listeners, depending on the repertoire, go further and fall asleep. Snoring between movements is discouraged by connoisseurs.
Rarely, the darkness is imposed. One of the world’s most famous pianists, Sviatoslav Richter (1915-1997), used to perform on a stage illuminated by a single desk lamp, pointed at the music on the piano stand, from which this Russian virtuoso d