Un magnífico debut: Emma Stratton abre el ciclo Palau Piano

By Sheila Isla Zarabozo, 29 September 2024

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Reviewed at Palau de la Música, Barcelona on 25 September 2024

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 18 in E flat major "Hunt", Op.31 no.3

Gubaidulina, Chaconne

Mendelssohn, Variations Sérieuses in D Minor, Op.54

Granados, Allegro de concierto

Emma Stratton, Piano

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Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.

****1

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A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA saw Liverpool audiences treated to a sumptuous Copland as well as a symphony as well as a barn-storming performance of Gershwin and Duke Ellington, performed by Frank Dupree who was making his debut with the RLPO.

*****

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From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

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****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Clara Yang’s immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds

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Prerecorded acoustic guitar, soft beats and more piano accompany video of jittery yellow circles and masses of illegible text in a concert that feels both meditative and too much to take in

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Sheila Isla Zarabozo

Nacida en Asturias, a los trece años ya tenía claro que quería ser musicóloga, en el año 2015 comenzó sus estudios en la Universidad de Oviedo. Posteriormente, se mudaría a Barcelona donde cursó el Máster de Música como arte Interdisciplinar (Universitat de Barcelona / ESMUC / Universitat Rovira i Virgili), a través del cual hizo unas prácticas en el archivo de la Banda Municipal de Barcelona, donde pudo acercarse a una formación sinfónica profesional y al mundo de la documentación musical.