Martha Argerich and friends, la musique de chambre au sommet

Martha Argerich

Akane Sakai

Tedi Papavrami

Ido Zeev

Jing Zhao

By Emmanuel Gaillard, 23 December 2024

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“des programmes marqués par l’éclectisme, la découverte et le partage”

Reviewed at Halle aux grains, Toulouse on 20 December 2024

Prokofiev, Symphony no. 1 in D major "Classical", Op.25 (arr. 2 pianos Riyaku Terashima)

Prokofiev, Violin Sonata no. 2 in D major, Op.94a (arr. David Oistrakh)

Scriabin, Piano Sonata no. 2 "Sonata Fantasy" in G sharp minor, Op.19

Ravel, Tzigane (arr. pour piano seul Ido Zeev)

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio no. 1 in D minor, Op.49

Martha Argerich, Piano

Tedi Papavrami, Violin

Jing Zhao, Cello

Akane Sakai, Piano

Ido Zeev, Piano

Argerich, Maisky and the elixir of youth

Mark Pullinger, 6th February

Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky's duo recital at Wigmore Hall turns into a trio... and offers the London audience a rare opportunity to hear the Argentinian pianist play solo.

****1

Sinning on a Sunday: Argerich, Mehta and the Vienna Philharmonic

Chanda VanderHart, 17th March

In the sacred golden temple that is the Musikverein, Martha Argerich plays Ravel's saucy Piano Concerto in G major, before the Philharmoniker and Zubin Mehta play Bruckner's Seventh Symphony.

****1

Stars, slapstick and soul: Martha Argerich joins the Rotterdam Phil

Eleanor Knight, 28th September

Soaring choral music precedes the arrival of Martha Argerich for a daredevil account of Shostakovich's First Piano Concerto with RPhO Principal Trumpet, Alex Elia.

*****

Argerich and Dutoit demonstrate that vitality is ageless

Edward Sava-Segal, 18th September

Martha Argerich returns to the Enescu Festival for one of the pillars of her repertory, Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, in a buoyant performance.

***11

Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester and Martha Argerich in Évian

David Karlin, 2nd July

Argerich shows her full artistry, while Europe's young musicians show impressive coordination and dynamics, if short of emotion in Beethoven 7.

****1

Clumsy Liszt, listless Berlioz from Barenboim and the Staatskapelle

Mark Pullinger, 7th March

Some conductors get better with age, ripening like fine wines, but age wearies others. Daniel Barenboim’s decline is difficult to bear.

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Emmanuel Gaillard

Passionné de spectacle vivant, de musique, d'opéra et de danse, Emmanuel Gaillard a passé sa jeunesse à Paris et dans les capitales européennes à fréquenter assidument les salles de concert, les maisons d’opéra et les festivals. Diplômé de Science Po Paris, il devient professionnel du spectacle vivant en tant qu’administrateur successivement de l’ensemble vocal A Sei Voci, de l'Orchestre de chambre de Toulouse et du Ballet National de Marseille. Puis il sera pendant 22 ans le directeur de la salle de spectacle Odyssud à Blagnac où il programmera de très nombreux artistes et les meilleures compagnies internationales de musique, danse, théâtre et cirque. Retraité depuis 2023, il enseigne la programmation et le management culturel, pratique le chant et le piano en tant qu'amateur, collectionne les CDs, écrit des chroniques pour Culture 31 et rejoint Bachtrack en 2024 (photo © Pierre Beteille / Culture 31).