Pavel Kolesnikov au miroir de ses rêves

By Alain Lompech, 08 February 2019

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“un magicien est là, sur scène, qui parle à chacun”

Reviewed at Salle Gaveau, Paris on 6 February 2019

Brahms, 3 Intermezzi for piano, Op.117

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 4 in E flat major, Op.7

Tchaikovsky, Dumka - Russian rustic scene in C minor for piano, Op.59

Tchaikovsky, 12 Pieces for piano: Rêverie interrompue, Op.40 no.12

Couperin, Suite in A major

Couperin, Pavanne in F sharp minor

Pavel Kolesnikov, Piano

An evening of exceptional performances from Chauhan and the BSO

David Truslove, 10th January

Music by Elgar, Liszt and Brahms form an attractive and scrupulously prepared programme, delivered with great aplomb by Alpesh Chauhan and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

*****

From Evil Empire to Grail Fellowship: The Symphony Orchestra of India

Roy Westbrook, 8th December

Richard Farnes conducts Andrew Gourlay's symphonic suite drawn from Wagner's Parsifal as the Symphony Orchestra of India returns to Cadogan Hall.

****1

Full English: Sinfonia of London provides sustenance at Snape

Roy Westbrook, 18th June

Elgar's Second Symphony crowns an all -English programme by John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London at the Aldeburgh Festival.

****1

Kolesnikov defines Celestial Navigation at Park Avenue Armory

Edward Sava-Segal, 24th May

In an homage to Joseph Cornel's “Celestial Navigation”, Kolesnikov conceived his own musical constellation with great insight.

****1

Intrigue in outer space plus a pair of Russian favourites in Hong Kong

Christopher Halls, 9th March

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta intrigues with the world premiere of Lam Lai's There is no place like home (beta), impresses in Shostakovich’s brooding Chamber Symphony, while Pavel Kolesnikov proves a fine soloist in Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

***11

Transcendental Goldbergs from De Keersmaeker and Kolesnikov

Graham Watts, 6th September

De Keersmaeker’s career-long exploration of the interrelationship between music and movement continues at Sadler's Wells with pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.

****1

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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.