Radu Lupu: excelencia sin alarde

By Ramón del Buey Cañas, 11 May 2018

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Reviewed at Auditorio Nacional de Música, Madrid on 8 May 2018

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780

Schubert, Piano Sonata no. 14 in A minor, D.784

Schubert, Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D.959

Radu Lupu, Piano

Limpid clarity: Lupu, Järvi and the Philharmonia

Matthew Rye, 3rd February

A rare appearance by Radu Lupu proves that a concerto soloist doesn’t have to be showy to thrill an audience.

****1

Lupu’s Mozart touches the sublime

David Karlin, 1st February

Radu Lupu produces Mozart so sublime as to delight the angels, Saraste and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra give us a lesson in poise, balance and blended sound.

****1

Radu Lupu at the Concertgebouw

Aaron Davies, 28th May

Radu Lupu provides a rare opportunity to see a legend at work, in recital at the Concertgebouw.

****1

Mozart in a minor key in Boston

Kevin Wells, 21st April

At 71, Radu Lupu continues to amaze. No one gets so much out of a piano with such a light touch and minimum of effort.

****1

Paavo Järvi conquers Shostakovich's Leningrad

Hugo Shirley, 7th November

It's not plain-sailing in Lupu's Beethoven, but Järvi's clear-sighted and controlled approach and the Staatskapelle's high-quality playing make for especially musical Shostakovich after the interval.

****1

Entente cordiale: Lupu and Barenboim at Salle Pleyel

Gilles Lesur, 3rd July

The announcement of this concert, bringing together Daniel Barenboim, Radu Lupu and the Berlin Staatskapelle, brought a capacity crowd to Salle Pleyel

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Ramón del Buey Cañas

Ramón del Buey Cañas (Madrid, 1993) es Personal Docente e Investigador en Formación del Departamento de Filosofía de la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; miembro del equipo directivo de la Asociación de Música Electroacústica y Arte Sonoro de España y programador de Filmadrid Festival Internacional de Cine.

Radu Lupu mostró toda su excelencia en el Auditorio Nacional