Dinu Lipatti plays Mozart Sonata in A Minor, K310, at his last recital

Dinu Lipatti’s performance of Mozart’s Sonata in A Minor, K310, at his last public recital, which took place at the Besancon International Music Festival on September 16, 1950. Included in this video are some photographs taken at the rehearsal in the Salle de Parlement that morning, as well as some pictures from the actual performance which were taken by Michel Meusy (who is at the time of this writing 102 years old). Also included is a previously unpublished picture of his hands which (along with all Besancon pictures) is featured in the upcoming documentary ’Le Recital de Besancon’ on Sunless Films, directed by Philippe Roger. Feel free to join the Dinu Lipatti Society fan page on Facebook to be kept informed of Lipatti news and events (including information on the recent tributes to Lipatti’s recital at the 2010 Besancon International Music Festival).