Nikolai Medvedev: “Playing Kapustin in public is essentially like playing Beethoven”

Nikolai Medvedev discusses rebuilding his career after moving to Berlin, balancing teaching and performing, and exploring the boundary between classical music and jazz on his album Fusions. He reflects on the challenges of playing Kapustin, the pianistic brilliance of Earl Wild’s arrangements, and his plans for a Mendelssohn album.