Valour writes:

'Dear friends,

'On 7th September, 2001, Nikolai Lugansky played the Prokofiev Piano
Concerto No. 3 in Brussels; The National Orchestra of Belgium had
chosen him to play at the opening concert of the season. A vivid
review of this concert was published in the Belgian newspaper, "Le
Soir". An English translation of the article may now be found on the
Lugansky website:

"A Cat named Lugansky" http://Lugansky.homestead.com/files/Cat.htm

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'Lugansky's concert plans have recently been updated. They are
available for viewing at:
http://Lugansky.homestead.com/files/Schedule_06_01.htm

'Lugansky's solo recordings for Erato(Chopin Etudes, Rachmaninov
Preludes & Moments Musicaux) have been phenomenally successful
throughout the world. Unfortunately, there will be no further
collaborations between Warner Classics and Lugansky; the Paris office
of Erato was shut down earlier this year, and Warner Classics has
observed a general decline in the classical music market in recent
years.

'Lugansky recorded an all-Chopin disc in April 2001, but the fate of
this recording is now uncertain. Lugansky had planned to record an
all-Schumann disc in late September; this has been cancelled.

'If you have any thoughts on these new developments, or on any topic
relevant to classical music, your input would be welcome at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ecouter

Valour

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