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Since winning First Prize in the 1987 Busoni International Piano Competition, Lilya Zilberstein has established herself as one of the most exciting pianists of her generation. By the age of 30, she had already become one of the world's finest pianists. Audiences have responded to her exciting and detailed performances in a fashion exemplified by a Montreal critic who praised her April 16, 2002, performance of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2 by citing her "virtuosity and nuanced palette." No less phenomenal are the talents of Cord Garben. Beyond a doubt, as one of the foremost accompanists alive, Garben has provided insightful counterpoint for virtually every major singer ? including Fischer-Dieskau, von Otter, Iris Vermillion and many others. Currently, Garben is the series pianist for cpo?s amazing Carl Löwe Edition. There you have it, two of today?s leading pianists, sharing a single instrument in a World Premiere of Brahms? own arrangement of the First Piano Concerto. For those listeners who have not heard the Four-version of the Tragic Overture ? look out! You are going to hear things you never knew existed in that score, and that have been habitually covered up in the dense orchestration.