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Mahan Esfahani! First Harpsichord Concerto Collection! The first concerto collection by Esfahani, who has performed well in Bach's works and other collections! The highly acclaimed "Concerto for Harpsichord and Small Orchestra" by Martineau! Mahan Esfahani is an Iranian-American harpsichordist born in Tehran in 1984. He was the first harpsichordist to be selected as a BBC Radio 3 "New Generation Artist," the winner of the Borletti-Buitoni Foundation Award, the 2014 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for "Instrumentalist of the Year" and the 2014 Gramophone Award for " In 2015, he was named BBC Music Magazine's "Newcomer of the Year," and in 2015 and again in 2017, he was named the Gramophone Award's " Artist of the Year" nominations in 2015 and 2017.Previous releases of Bach's works have also received tremendous acclaim, including being selected as a "Special Recording" by Record Arts, "Instrumental Choice" by BBC Music Magazine, "Editor's Choice" by Gramophone Magazine, and nominated for the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) 2019. The concert was also nominated for the ICMA (International Classical Music Awards) 2019. This first concerto recording by Mahan Esfahani (accompanied by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Alexander Liepreich in his Hyperion debut. Liepreich just visited Japan in October 2022). is a great example of the breadth of Esfahani's repertoire, which focuses on the Czech masters of the last century. The performance of Martineau, which the performer himself calls one of the best harpsichord concertos of all time, is a must-see. Tokyo M-Plus