La démonstration professorale de Vladimir Feltsman

By Wenceslas Godel, 15 October 2018

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“Le pianiste semble y livrer véritablement une partie de lui-même”

Reviewed at Salle Gaveau, Paris on 10 October 2018

Schumann, Arabeske in C major, Op.18

Schumann, Kreisleriana, Op.16

Mussorgsky, Pictures at an Exhibition

Vladimir Feltsman, Piano

Lost for words: Asmik Grigorian excels at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 26th May

A first half of vocalises gives way to all Strauss after the interval as the Lithuanian superstar soprano helps Wigmore Hall celebrate its 125th anniversary.

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A self-congratulatory Cecilia Bartoli show at Salzburg Whitsun

Laura Servidei, 24th May

This year’s Salzburg Whitsun Festival gala, Ciao, bella ciao, features Cecilia Bartoli in a highly personalised musical programme structured as an autobiographical journey, unfolding as a blend of concert and self-portrait.

Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale

Phil Parker, 23rd May

Ensemble 360 and soprano Claire Booth test to the limits the definition of ‘chamber music’ in this richly orchestral closing concert of the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

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More gold than corn: María Dueñas plays Korngold at the Barbican

Mark Pullinger, 22nd May

The young Spanish violinist proves an ardent advocate for a work originally dismissed as a “Hollywood Concerto” as the BBC Symphony Orchestra closes its Barbican season.

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Memorable Mendelssohn from Marek Janowski and the New York Phil

Susan Stempleski, 21st May

Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin plays Haydn before the esteemed German maestro conducts a vibrant Scottish Symphony.

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The ears have it: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on the Cutty Sark

Mark Valencia, 21st May

Come away fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing! All board the Cutty Sark for a semi-staging of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.

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Wenceslas Godel

Issu d'une famille de musiciens et de mélomanes, Wenceslas est chercheur en mathématiques financières diplômé de Télécom ParisTech et du Master El Karoui. Pianiste amateur formé dans la tradition russe et autrichienne auprès de disciples de Mikhail Voskresensky et Samuil Feinberg, Wenceslas s’est également tourné vers la composition qui allie, tout comme les sciences, rigueur, créativité et quête d’un absolu.