Unlike many of his fellow countrymen, the Russian composer, pianist and writer Dmitry Kabalevsky flourished under Soviet rule, writing music mainly designed to inspire heroism and patriotism. His most significant orchestral music, however, is considered to be his sequence of concertos for piano, violin and cello. The tuneful Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2, clearly inspired by Rachmaninov and Prokofiev, are written in a direct and accessible style. They are performed here by the remarkable young Korean pianist In-Ju Bang, the 2004 winner of the Puigcerda International Piano Competition in Spain.