Martha Argerich Performs in Arizona

ASU.  Tempe, Arizona.  January 6, 2013.  Piano legend Martha Argerich does not play recitals any more, and I thought I would never have the opportunity to hear her perform.  However, she’s a member of the jury of the 6^th Bosendorfer US-ASU International Piano Competition now taking place at Arizona State University in Tempe, a few miles from my Scottsdale home.  On Sunday, Argerich teamed up with Sergei Babayan to perform both of the Rachmaninoff Suites for Two Pianos.  It was an unexpected pleasure for me to hear this great artist in person.