Mintz, Golan et Wieder-Atherton à la salle Gaveau

By Wenceslas Godel, 09 July 2018

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“une symbiose rare au service d’une musique authentique”

Reviewed at Salle Gaveau, Paris on 12 June 2018

Mendelssohn, Violin Sonata in F minor, Op.4

Kodály, Duo for violin and cello, Op.7

Mendelssohn, Song without words in D major, Op.109

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

Shostakovich, Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, Op.67 (Extrait)

Shlomo Mintz, Violin

Sonia Wieder-Atherton, Cello

Itamar Golan, Piano

Mercurial Prokofiev and genteel Schubert in Proms Chamber Music 4

David Karlin, 11th August

Sakari Oramo swaps his baton for a bow to join Janine Jansen in a fine performance of Prokofiev's double violin sonata; imperfect balance and coordination affect Jansen and pianist Itamar Golan's Prokofiev and Schubert.

***11

Music and cycling on the Tour d’Utrecht

Sanne Thierens, 28th June

The International Chamber Music Festival offered a cycling tour along some of the finest buildings in Utrecht, where music was performed in this special setting.

***11

Maxim Vengerov and Itamar Golan at the Barbican

Professor Vivienne Suvini-Hand, 10th January

There was something for everyone in Maxim Vengerov and Itamar Golan’s recital programme at the Barbican last night. The music of nine different nations was represented in a multicultural extravaganza of shifting horizons, moods and styles.

*****

Rencontres inédites prove hit and miss at the Verbier Festival

David Allen, 31st July

The Recontres inédites series is what makes the Verbier Festival famous among aficionados. The title translates – roughly – as “Unprecedented Meetings”, and that is certainly what the concerts represent: world-class soloists brought together on minimal but far from non-existent rehearsal time to play chamber music.

***11

Janine Jansen au Wigmore Hall

Luce Zurita, 12th January

Flamboyante Janine Jansen qui entraînait son cavalier Itamar Golan dans une danse étourdissante sur une piste aux mille couleurs.

****1

The Nine Jewelled Deer invite à la méditation au Festival d'Aix

Chloë Rouge, 6th July

Œuvre signée Sivan Eldar mais en réalité véritable performance collégiale comprenant improvisation des artistes et participation du public, The Nine Jewelled Deer propose une expérience forte, autant intime que collective.

****1

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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.

Un trio de feu et des mains de velours : Mintz, Golan et Wieder-Atherton à la salle Gaveau