Maurizio Pollini, Royal Festival Hall

Since winning the Chopin International Piano Competition at eighteen, where head judge Arthur Rubenstein declared the young Italian a better player than any of the auspicious jury, Maurizio Pollini has trodden a steady ascent to true musical greatness.
In terms of the pieces he’ll play, it’s tricky to know what to expect. The programme’s still to be announced,and Pollini’s eclectic repertoire makes it hard to forecast. He’s famously as comfortable playing Bach as he is contemporary music, but fortunately  his diversity brings with it no dilution of quality. He has a rare ability to play a broad raft of genres exceptionally well, and it’s testament to this that the concert is likely to sell out before further details are revealed. Get moving.