It was the first time I’d seen Joanna MacGregor but it certainly won’t be the last. She was dazzling.

Recognised as one of the world’s most innovative and versatile musicians, she gave us a first half of “dances”, switching effortlessly from a beautiful, almost delicate rendition of Bach’s French Suite No5 to Chopin’s lively Three Mazurkas before blowing us away with the aggressive and powerful Piazzolla tangos, almost wrenching the wires out of the piano as she leaned in to create some mesmerising moments.

After recovering its collective breath, the audience was knocked out by a stunning rendition of Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition, inspired by the paintings of his friend Victor Hartmann after his untimely death. It has become a showpiece for virtuoso pianists and MacGregor, clearly defining the strikingly original and almost exotic melodies of each “picture”, did it full justice. Emerson, Lake and Palmer it wasn’t.

MacGregor, has played around the world with some of the great international orchestras, conductors and artists, whether jazz or classical, she has premiered landmark compositions from such diverse characters as Django Bates and Sir Harrison Birtwistle, directed her own orchestral projects, has her own record label and has been nominated for the Mercury Prize. She is a phenomenon and it was a privilege to hear her. Go and see her if you get the whiff of a chance.