Evans's Corner: (Full) Conversation with Pianist Kirill Gerstein 

Fascinating discussion. I recently bought Gerstein's recent recording of Tchaikovsky, and it's like hearing a new (and better) concerto.

He was my first soloist with ASO. Did you get my flower?

I find it surprising that now that it is known that the "standard" version is not faithful to what Tchaikovsky composed for his concerto, the pianists continue to play this adulterated version instead of the original version as Kirill Gerstein explains is much more musical