La Tempête Kissin au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées

By Nicolas Mathieu, 05 February 2020

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“le pianiste construit un discours haletant qui brasse un large spectre sonore”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 2 February 2020

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor "Pathétique", Op.13

Beethoven, 15 Variations and fugue for piano in E flat major "Eroica Variations", Op.35

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor "Tempest", Op.31 no.2

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 21 in C major "Waldstein", Op.53

Evgeny Kissin, Piano

A Evgeny Kissin tour de force in Boston

Kevin Wells, 25th April

Andrey Boreyko makes an impressive debut with the Boston Symphony, where Evgeny Kissin performs in not one, but two piano concertos.

****1

Evgeny Kissin leaves a trail of happy hearts at the Barbican

Christopher Woodley, 31st March

With a spring in his step, Evgeny Kissin returns to Barbican Hall and gives well-wrought accounts of Beethoven, Chopin, Liszt and Schumann.

****1

Evgeny Kissin and friends explore Shostakovich at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st May

A chamber programme of Shostakovich’s private idioms and public masks

****1

From Bach to Shostakovich, Evgeny Kissin a commanding force

Sam Jacobson, 7th May

Anchored by the piano music of Shostakovich, Evgeny Kissin’s Cleveland recital also explores works of Bach and Chopin.

****1

You Want it Darker? Evgeny Kissin’s dark-hued San Francisco recital

Michelle Assay, 20th April

Evgeny Kissin delights an overwhelmingly enthusiastic San Francisco audience with Chopin and Shostakovich, but his Bach is less convincing.

****1

Odd couple: Goerne and Kissin are mismatched in Cleveland recital

Cameron Kelsall, 14th April

A program of Schumann and Brahms fails to cohere due to fussy mannerisms and tentative playing.

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Nicolas Mathieu

Après des études de philosophie à l’ENS de Lyon et de politiques culturelles à l’Université de Paris, Nicolas se tourne vers la gestion culturelle à HEC Paris. Formé aux conservatoires de Lille et de Lyon en piano et en écriture, il consacre ses projets personnels au dialogue entre la musique et les autres arts comme organisateur de ciné-concerts (S’émanciné), de lectures performées (CIE 44) et autres formats pluridisciplinaires.