Les marteaux précipités de Barry Douglas à la Salle Gaveau

Barry Douglas

By Pierre Michel, 08 February 2026

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“Chaque passage de transition est un espoir déçu vers une évolution de l’interprétation”

Reviewed at Salle Gaveau, Paris on 7 February 2026

Field, 18 Nocturnes (extraits)

Schubert, Piano Sonata in A minor, D.845

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57

Prokofiev, Piano Sonata no. 7 in B flat major, Op.83

Barry Douglas, Piano

Sułkowska-Migoń’s Dublin programme crowned by a white-hot Scheherazade

Andrew Larkin, 16th January

Works by Boulanger and Shostakovich pay off handsomely before Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, shaped with dynamic control and visceral energy, crowns a vividly played concert.

****1

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra impresses at the Perth Festival

David Smythe, 20th May

Intense Pärt, vivid Rachmaninov with Barry Douglas and dramatic Dvořák on the most northerly point on the orchestra's UK tour.

****1

Imperial Beethoven and riddling Shostakovich from Rana and Noseda

Roy Westbrook, 6th February

In this performance of Shostakovich's final symphony, the ‘Fate’ motif from Wagner’s Ring suggested the LSO brass had been moonlighting in Bayreuth.

****1

Crisp Rachmaninov from Barry Douglas in Belfast

Leighton Jones, 10th May

Barry Douglas, in his home town, gives an excellent reading of a piece central to his repertoire,while Olari Elts puts the Ulster Orchestra through their paces in a highly colourful Petrushka.

****1

Rachmaninov with an authentic Russian flavour at Cadogan Hall

Mark Pullinger, 4th October

The Russian State Symphony Orchestra under Vasily Petrenko celebrates its heritage with an evening of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov

****1

Barry Douglas majestic with below par Czech NSO

Mark Thomas, 18th April

An imperious Barry Douglas provided a magisterial Emperor Concerto in an otherwise disappointing concert from the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

**111

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Pierre Michel

Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.