Grimaud on Key

French pianist Hélène Grimaud made her third CAMA Masterseries appearance at the Lobero and, true to form, was at the top of her game.

In the penultimate show of her U.S. tour, Grimaud, 54, played the “B” list with works including Beethoven’s “Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major,” Brahms’ 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117 and “Fantasies,” and Bach’s “Chaconne Partita No.2 in D Minor” (arr. by Busoni).

For an encore Grimaud, who at 13 was admitted to the prestigious Paris Conservatoire and secured a first prize in piano performance just three years later, played Rachmaninoff’s “1911-Études-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 2 in C Major.”

Her stellar performance was as sparkling as her monochromatic wardrobe…