Recital by Andrzej Wierciński at St. Mary's Church, Perivale, Greater London on 1st December 2022
St. Mary's Church, Perivale, around 1860 Andrzej Wierciński As the years pass it is always a great pleasure to witness the development of an artist. There are many fine, young Polish pianists but few that flower in the convincing musical manner of a summer bloom as Andrzej Wierciński. He gave an outstanding recital in St. Mary's Church, in west London. This intimate church, now one of the most important concert venues in London, is set in the picturesque rural surroundings of Perivale, a small town in the Borough of Ealing. It is reputed to have one of the fest acoustics in the capital. Domenico Scarlatti Sonata in F minor K 466 The refined discrimination of this pianist was clear from the outset when he chose to open his recital with one of the seductive, cantabile sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757). This sonata K 466 was particularly suitable for the modern piano. It is highly likely Scarlatti conceived it for one of the five recently invented Cristofori instrum