voice at the forefront. At the same time, his pensive, slower renderings find a latent spirituality within the notes on the page. These two sides are especially realised in his readings of Bach and Mozart, where languid melodies can turn on a dime, exploding into big, passionate gestures. Born in 1980 in Koblenz, Stadtfeld has been a forceful proponent of German and Austrian music, giving works like The Goldberg Variations and Schubert's sonatas a lyrical clarity that makes his readings difficult to forget.