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MY CHANNEL IS DEDICATED TO TWO PIANO LEGENDS SHURA CHERKASSKY AND GYORGY CZIFFRA.  THEY WERE VERY MUCH A PART OF MY YOUTH.  CZIFFRA  APPEARED MANY TIMES ON TELEVISION IN THE UK IN THE LATE 1950S AND EARLY 1960S.  I WAS ALSO FORTUNATE TO SEE HIM PLAY LISZT'S FIRST PIANO CONCERTO AND HUNGARIAN FANTASY FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA WITH THE HALLE ORCHESTRA IN 1959.  CHERKASSKY PLAYED AT THE LONDON PROMENADE CONCERTS MANY TIMES.  HIS PERFORMANCE OF BOTH TCHAIKOVSKY CONCERTOS IS UNIQUE. HIS STYLE OF PLAYING REFLECTS A BYGONE AGE WHEN THE PERFORMER WAS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE COMPOSER.  HE PLAYS WITH STYLE, PERSONALITY, CHARM AND WIT AND PRODUCES A LUXURIANT PIANO TONE.  SOUND WAS OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO CHERKASSKY.  BOTH CZIFFRA AND CHERKASSKY PROVIDE US WITH A LINK TO AN EARLIER STYLE OF PLAYING AND PERFORMANCE.  WE WILL NEVER SEE THEIR LIKE AGAIN.  MY CHANNEL ALSO INCLUDES SOME FAVOURITE WORKS SUCH AS TCHAIKOVSKY'S FIFTH SYMPHONY, FAVOURITE PIANO CONCERTOS AND VIOLIN CONCERTOS.