A rare chance to see Martha Argerich perform, at 84, one of her lifelong warhorses – the third Prokofiev concerto. She played it in Mannheim two months ago and the video was uploaded this week.
It deserves to be granted UNESCO heritage status.
Martha has called in sick for this weekend’s engagements.
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