Piotr Anderszewski review – Diabelli Variations are a totally enthralling musical journey

Barbican, LondonThere was absolutely nothing routine about Anderszewski’s dizzying reading of Beethoven; the first half’s Bach was equally extraordinaryEver since Piotr Anderszewski took himself out of the running for the 1990 Leeds Piano Competition, walking out during his semi-final recital when he was one of the favourites to take the first prize, his name has been inextricably linked with the Diabelli Variations. By no means regular competition repertoire, the Beethoven had been