Philly Crowd Demands 10 Encores From Kissen

“Ten encores. Some swore they heard 11 at Evgeny Kissin’s Kimmel Center recital on Wednesday. Audiences could have left after the substantial printed program of Beethoven, Brahms and Chopin and not have felt shortchanged. But Kissin obligingly returned to the stage again and again, playing for another hour. Were that many encores healthy?”