Igor Levit review – earnest, commanding, but lacking in thrill

Wigmore Hall, London
Levit’s performance of Busoni’s Fantasia Contrappuntistica, while technically fautless and incredibly accomplished, felt more didactic than heartfeltIgor Levit’s latest London recital seemed more like an earnest lecture on the subject of Bach and Busoni than a programme to be enjoyed. Though he’s still in his 20s, Levit has already shown his partiality for the great monoliths of the piano repertory – his most recent CD brought together three mas