Latest / Q & A, Hosted by Jay Nordlinger

Sasha Unbound
Alexander Malofeev is a Russian pianist, born in 2001. He left Russia in 2022 and lives in Berlin. Last night, he played a recital at the Salzburg Festival. The day before that, I sat down with him for a podcast on behalf of the Salzburg Festival Society. I will write an article about Malofeev, and his recital, in due course. In the meantime, here is our discussion, our podcast. Sasha (as he asks me to call him) is not only a brilliant pianist, he is also a wonderful interviewee—thoughtful, candid, endearing. You’ll see.
Oh, one more thing: In this podcast, we talk about Mikhail Pletnev’s…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.