Garrick Ohlsson en Praga: un gran maestro del piano

By Francisco Martínez Ramos, 18 May 2021

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Reviewed at Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague on 16 May 2021

Szymanowski, Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 36

Prokofiev, Piano Sonata no. 8 in B flat major, Op.84

Janáček, Piano Sonata 1. X. 1905 "From the Street"

Scriabin, Prélude for piano, Op.59 no.2

Scriabin, Poème in F sharp major, Op.32 no.1

Scriabin, Piano Sonata no. 5 in F sharp major, Op.53

Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

Singapore's belated Rachmaninov anniversary nod

Chang Tou Liang, 13th January

Rachmaninov's anniversary as celebrated by the Singapore Symphony proves a case of better late than never.

****1

Garrick Ohlsson’s Beethoven makes for a memorable night at ProMusica

Sam Jacobson, 10th December

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra joins forces with Garrick Ohlsson in a Beethoven concerto. Less familiar scores from Schubert and Julia Perry round off the program.

****1

Garrick Ohlsson: a rousing reprise in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 21st October

Garrick Ohlsson looks back over a 60-year career in style with a fine recital in Prague's Rudolfinum.

****1

Gripping tale of Lemminkäinen and a dazzling Rach 3 in Manchester

Peter Connors, 22nd April

In a concert consisting of two contrasting works, the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds gave a dramatic performance of Sibelius' Lemminkäinen Suite and Garrick Ohlsson offered a restrained but virtuosic account of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

****1

An old friend still impresses in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 11th April

Garrick Ohlsson returns to the scene of earlier triumphs for breathtaking Brahms with Emmanuel Villaume and PKF – Prague Philharmonia.

***11

Spring and storm clouds from Alan Gilbert and the Boston Symphony

Kevin Wells, 13th January

Alan Gilbert turns the usual concert format on its head, ending his program with Dvořák’s Carnival Overture to follow a trio of works new to the orchestra.

****1

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Francisco Martínez Ramos

Francisco Martínez Ramos nació en Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Comenzó sus estudios musicales en el Conservatorio de su ciudad natal y con profesores privados. Posteriormente estudió en Madrid, Philadelphia y Londres. Ha dado recitales y conciertos con orquesta por diversos países. Es doctor por la Universidad de la Laguna y catedrático de piano en el Conservatorio Superior de Música de Castilla y León.