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    Jan Lisiecki's 'From Purity to Passion' at Bristol Old Vic

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    The phenomenal young pianist took the Bristol Proms audience with him in a journey from Bach, through Mozart and Schubert, to Chopin and Rachmaninov

    1. Jan Lisiecki performance

      1. Just a piano

      A Steinway grand piano is bathed in blue light ahead of Jan Lisiecki's performance. Picture: Samuel Bay

    2. Jan Lisiecki performance

      2. Jan Lisiecki at Bristol Old Vic

      For Jan Lisiecki's performance at the Bristol Proms, the piano was surrounded by cameras, so the audience could watch from every angle. Picture: Samuel Bay

    3. Jan Lisiecki performance

      3. Jan Lisiecki plays Bach

      Jan Lisiecki opened his programme with the music of Bach. Picture: Samuel Bay

    4. Jan Lisiecki performance

      4. Jan Lisiecki at the piano

      Jan Lisiecki moved on to the music of Mozart, explaining to the audience that both Bach and Mozart shared a sense of purity. Picture: Samuel Bay

    5. Jan Lisiecki performance

      5. Jan Lisiecki on the big screen

      Jan Lisiecki's performance was captured by a set of cameras placed around and inside the piano. Picture: Samuel Bay

    6. Jan Lisiecki performance

      6. Jan Lisiecki plays Schubert

      Jan Lisiecki turned to the music of Schubert for the second half of the concert. Picture: Samuel Bay

    7. Jan Lisiecki performance

      7. Jan Lisiecki performs in Bristol

      A camera focused on the piano's hammer action. Picture: Samuel Bay

    8. Jan Lisiecki performance

      8. Jan Lisiecki in dramatic lighting

      Jan is bathed in blue light on the stage of the historic Bristol Old Vic theatre. Picture: Samuel Bay

    9. Jan Lisiecki performance

      9. Jan Lisiecki at Bristol Old Vic

      Jan Lisiecki on stage. Picture: Samuel Bay

    10. Jan Lisiecki performance

      10. Jan Lisiecki at Bristol Old Vic

      Jan Lisiecki on stage in Bristol. Picture: Samuel Bay

    11. Jan Lisiecki performance

      11. Jan Lisiecki plays Rachmaninov

      Jan Lisiecki performs Rachmaninov. Picture: Samuel Bay

    12. Jan Lisiecki performance

      12. Jan Lisiecki at Bristol Old Vic

      Jan Lisiecki on stage. Picture: Samuel Bay

    13. Jan Lisiecki performance

      13. Jan Lisiecki at Bristol Old Vic

      Jan Lisiecki on stage. Picture: Samuel Bay

    14. Jan Lisiecki performance

      14. Jan Lisiecki at Bristol Old Vic

      Jan Lisiecki on stage. Picture: Samuel Bay

    15. Jan Lisiecki performance

      15. Jan Lisiecki takes a bow

      The audience greeted Jan's performance with rapturous applause. Picture: Samuel Bay

    16. Jan Lisiecki performance

      16. Bristol Old Vic

      The iconic horse-shoe shaped theatre of Bristol's Old Vic. Picture: Samuel Bay

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