After cancellation, Melnikov gives unplanned solo recital at the Phillips

Pianists who appear in recital with other artists always risk playing second fiddle. On Sunday at the Phillips Collection, the violinist Isabelle Faust was scheduled to perform with the pianist Alexander Melnikov. When Faust canceled due to illness and Melnikov saved the day as a soloist, it had a bit of the sense of a fill-in -- despite the fact that Melnikov recently appeared at the Phillips in a solo recital of his own. At least the Phillips didn't have the bad form, as the Washington Nationa...