Grubinger et les sœurs Önder : soirée magique à la Fondation Vuitton

By Sylvain Gaulhiac, 15 January 2019

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“Les percussions s’ouvrent à une dimension orchestrale et nous offrent un feu d’artifice grandiose”

Reviewed at Auditorium de la Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris on 11 January 2019

Reich, Quartet, for 2 vibraphones and 2 pianos

Say, Winter morning in Istanbul

Say, Variations for Two Pianos and Percussion, Op.32

Say, Sonate pour 2 pianos (création mondiale)

Say, Gezi Park I: Concerto for two pianos and orchestra, op. 48 (transcription de M. Grubinger)

Ferhan Önder, Piano

Ferzan Önder, Piano

Martin Grubinger, Percussion

Martin Grubinger Sr., Percussion

Alexander Georgiev, Percussion

Playful light and colour from Amsterdam Sinfonietta

Jane Shuttleworth, 5th June

Imaginative Bach and an exciting new work by Dobrinka Tabakova played by the Amsterdam Sinfonietta with pianists Ferhan and Ferzan Önder.

***11

Bartók beyond borders at Pesti Vigadó

Julien Hanck, 9th October

Bringing his six-year ‘Mini journey’ to Budapest for a Bartok mini-cycle, Joolz Gale delivered a detailed vision of the First Piano Concerto and the Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion. Yet, a blazing performance of Bartók’s concerto for orchestra stole the show.

****1

The Grubinger piano and percussion ensemble keeps it in the family

Zwölftöner, 19th February

Martin Grubinger may be regarded as one of the world’s most exciting percussion virtuosi, but for my money his greatest strengths are pianistic: the rich density of timbre he gets from his instruments (which are mainly the marimba and xylophone), the gift for turning an eloquent phrase, and the seamless legato that comes from sensitive touch and a finely-tuned ear for decay.

***11

Drumming the Night Away at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden

Elena Luporini, 7th November

Austrian percussionist Martin Grubinger delivers a memorable performance at Berlin's Staatsoper with a programme featuring Peter Eötvös and Tan Dun, under the baton of Gustavo Gimeno.

****1

New tricks for Zubin Mehta and the Berlin Philharmonic

Sam Johnstone, 28th February

Zubin Mehta and the Berlin Philharmonic have an extraordinary relationship lasting over five decades. In three performances in the Philharmonie, Mehta paired a piece from the core of his romantic repertoire with a new percussion concerto.

****1

Tan Dun and Shostakovich form a dark, compelling programme in Vienna

Chanda VanderHart, 25th April

A percussion concerto tribute to natural disasters and a dark snapshot of post-Stalinist Russia make for a compelling programme from the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Krzysztof Urbański and soloist Martin Grubinger.

****1

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Sylvain Gaulhiac

Sylvain commence l’étude du piano à l’âge de 7 ans. La découverte assez tôt de Debussy et Ravel forge en lui une passion intime pour la musique française qui s’élargira ensuite vers de vastes horizons, telle la musique russe, et notamment Scriabine dont Sylvain est un fervent défenseur. Après un DEM de piano, Sylvain poursuit assidûment la pratique de la musique, sans négliger sa passion pour la littérature et la poésie. Son exigence esthétique l‘oriente également vers les mathématiques. Élève normalien à l’École Normale Supérieure et agrégé de mathématiques, Sylvain poursuit une thèse de géométrie algébrique consacrée à des questions de géométrie anabélienne dans les espaces de Berkovich.