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A richly enjoyable performance

In a week of maximal and minimal pianism, the circle was completed by a programme of music for two pianos in Sheffield’s Music in the Round series at the Crucible. The duo Tim Horton and Ivana Gavrić played works indirectly relating to war: Debussy’s late En blanc et noir, Ravel’s La valse and, the main work, Rachmaninov’s Symphonic Dances (1940).

“In a richly enjoyable performance of this work, these players showed their ability to conjure orchestral sound, from saxophone melody or variously pealing bells.”

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A terrific performance

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Sensitivity and insight

Musical Opinion, Paul Conway

A magisterial solo recital

The Arts Desk, Clare Stevens

The foot-stamping of the audience told its own story

Bachtrack, Phil Parker
Four Stars

This performance was thrilling

Bachtrack, Phil Parker
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Stott and Horton deserved their standing ovation

Bachtrack, Phil Parker

Tim Horton deserves a special bouquet

BBC Music Magazine, Geoff Brown

Uniformly excellent

The Arts Desk, Graham Rickson

Tim Horton’s unaffected, heartfelt playing is perfectly judged

The Arts Desk, Graham Rickson

Raw noise and mixed emotions

The Times, Paul Driver

Superb light, dazzling backgrounds from Tim Horton

BBC Music Magazine, Jessica Duchen
Four Stars

Tim Horton shone

The Guardian, Alfred Hickling

Revelatory playing

The Observer, Stephen Pritchard

The excellent Tim Horton

The Strad, Carlos María Solare

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18/05/2026