L'ombre sans la lumière : Krystian Zimerman à la Fondation Vuitton

By Alain Lompech, 21 April 2023

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“C'est étrange : ni sec, ni froid, fauréen a-t-on envie de dire, avec des moments de pure beauté”

Reviewed at Auditorium de la Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris on 20 April 2023

Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major, Op.26

Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 3 in C minor, Op.60

Krystian Zimerman, Piano

Marysia Nowak, Violin

Katarzyna Budnik-Gałązka, Viola

Yuya Okamoto, Cello

Striking Beethoven with Krystian Zimerman in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 7th December

Krystian Zimerman, in the dual role of pianist and conductor, has orchestra and audience eating from his hands in Singapore.

****1

Beethoven with a velvet touch: Krystian Zimerman with the LSO

Mark Pullinger, 22nd December

Purity and clarity are hallmarks of Zimerman’s playing and there was an almost aristocratic composure to his phrasing in these splendid performances.

*****

Rattle and the LSO make their Edinburgh Festival debut together

Simon Thompson, 10th August

Rattle excels in Dvořák and Janáček, but his rehabilitation of Bernstein stalls.

****1

Bernstein 100: Big city alienation and love

John Johnston, 16th December

Cast and choir snaked and kicked their legs through the aisles of the hall – picking up audience members along the way – leading to a riotous on-stage dance.

****1

Questions answered by Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO

Chris Garlick, 30th June

Ives, Beethoven and Rachmaninov rounding off the season in full-blooded performances by the LSO conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

****1

A revelation: Krystian Zimerman tackles Brahms with the LSO

Chris Garlick, 2nd July

What a rare and uplifting experience it is to hear a performance of such quality, depth of feeling and maturity as that given of Brahms Piano Concerto no.1 in D minor by Krystian Zimerman, the LSO and Simon Rattle.

*****

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Alain Lompech

Pendant trente ans, Alain Lompech, né en 1954, a été critique musical et journaliste au Monde de la musique puis au Monde, dont il a été chef des pages « Art et Spectacles » puis chef d'édition, tout en tenant la chronique « Jardins » du quotidien. Il a produit de nombreuses émissions sur France Musique, station dont il a été le directeur adjoint et chef des programmes, et où il est l'un des membres réguliers de « La Tribune des critiques de disques ». Il publie chaque mois des critiques de disques dans le mensuel Diapason. Alain Lompech a publié le premier volume des Grands pianistes du XXe siècle, chez Buchet-Chastel, et travaille à la rédaction du deuxième volume.

L'ombre sans la lumière : Brahms par Krystian Zimerman à la Fondation Louis Vuitton