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

Black American music finds a new voice at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 18th June

Dutch premieres, new faces and new arrangements result in a concert quite unlike any other from the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra under Antony Hermus.

****1

Apollonian radiance and women scorned: the Britten Sinfonia at Snape

Roy Westbrook, 18th June

Hell holds no fury like a woman scorned, and it was certainly so in Greek mythology, celebrated in this outstanding Aldeburgh Festival performance by the Britten Sinfonia and Helen Charlston.

*****

Improvisatory Gershwin from Ryan Wang with Chromatica Orchestra

Nick Boston, 17th June

Energetic yet atmospheric performances from Chromatica Orchestra, with Ingunn Korsgård Hagen providing firm yet spirited direction.

****1

A perfect landing with Harding and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Mengguang Huang, 17th June

Håkan Hardenberger joins the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and Daniel Harding for a thrilling night concluding with a breathtaking, high-energy Beethoven Four.

****1

Poise over fire: McGegan, Chen and the Orchestra of St Luke’s

Edward Sava-Segal, 16th June

A late substitution turns a violinist-led showcase into a polished, orchestra-centred Bach Festival evening at Carnegie Hall.

***11

Quatuor Diotima and Stéphane Degout haunt Wigmore Hall

Christopher Woodley, 15th June

An enterprising trio of works by Ligeti, Respighi and Schoeck leave a lasting impression of oppression, alienation and dark nights of the soul.

*****

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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.