Istomin Receives Warm Response Despite Heavy Program
Pianist Eugene Istomin offered a capable all sonata recital May 24, featuring Haydn A major Schubert D major and Beethoven Waldstein. While warmly greeted the playing showed technical brilliance with limited emotional variety and crowd calls for Chopin, the Schubert encore followed as Istomin moved from the instrument to a high stool for effect.