Zacharias and Schubert

Christian Zacharias could well be the only musician who could give this concert. One of the greatest living Schubertians, he is at the piano for the sonata and on the podium for the symphony. It’s a deeply enjoyable combination: Schubert up close and personal (he himself must have played this sonata), and also Schubert the visionary: the symphony was never heard in his lifetime because everyone believed it was too difficult to play. History tells a different tale.