Taking his cue from prelude masters like Bach, Chopin and Scriabin, the young Russian goes straight ... see if you can sneak a look at the sheet music. Oh, and pack some earplugs.

Well, if you've come this far without hearing Chopin's Prelude in E Minor (Op. 28, No. 4) then you'd better make sure you've got a hanky ready. This delicate, sloping movement is one of the composer's ...