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The gale roars, and the orchestra hurls down its challenge. The opening of Brahms鈥檚 youthful First Piano Concerto is a long way from the image of the gruff old composer, with his baggy trousers and beard, and this huge, emotionally-charged concerto has been described as a symphony in all but name. It demands a pianist of formidable talents, and we鈥檝e got one today. 鈥淓ven in a day when keyboard virtuosos are thick on the ground, Kozhukhin is special鈥� wrote one critic of Denis Kozhukhin, and he鈥檚 no stranger to the 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. His performance should be a thrilling counterpart to the playful energy of Beethoven鈥檚 Eighth Symphony and the intimate, compelling soundworld of Laila Arafah, one of today鈥檚 most original voices.