Lugansky royal à Genève !

By Thomas Muller, 17 April 2017

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“un voyage, russe assurément, proposé de la plus envoûtante des manières”

Reviewed at Victoria Hall, Geneva on 11 April 2017

Schubert, Impromptu no. 3 in B flat major, D.935

Tchaikovsky, Piano sonata no. 1 "Grand Sonate" in G major, Op.37

Chopin, Polonaise no. 7 in A flat major "Polonaise-fantaisie", Op.61

Chopin, Mazurkas

Chopin, Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op.60

Chopin, Ballade no. 4 in F minor, Op.52

Nikolai Lugansky, Piano

Rhetoric over romance in Nikolai Lugansky's Chopin in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 12th February

Ludovic Morlot conducts the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in three classics from the Romantic era: Berlioz, Chopin and Schumann.

***11

A superb end-of-season jamboree for the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 11th June

Nikolai Lugansky's barnstorming performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto is the centrepiece of the Philharmonia's end-of-season concert.

*****

Injecting new life into iconic Rachmaninov and Elgar

Nick Boston, 29th October

The RPO, in great form under Petrenko, deliver exciting Auerbach and propulsive Elgar, with Lugansky shining bright in Rachmaninov.

****1

Singing vocal lines plus phenomenal power in Lugansky's Rachmaninov

Nick Boston, 20th March

Nikolai Lugansky demonstrates variety and depth, with lyrical melodies, ringing bells and crazy virtuosity in a captivating all-Rachmaninov recital at Wigmore Hall.

*****

The stillness of a volcano: Nikolai Lugansky in Rome recital

Elena Luporini, 16th March

Challenged with a demanding programme of Beethoven, Franck and Rachmaninov, the Russian pianist gave proof of his personal, telluric approach to intense repertoire.

****1

Chausson the surprise standout in Sokhiev's Berlin Phil concert

Phillip Nones, 25th September

Rimsky-Korsakov and Rachmaninov may be bread-and-butter repertoire for pianist Nikolai Lugansky and conductor Tugan Sokhiev, but the stellar presentation at this Berlin Philharmonic concert was Chausson's Symphony in B flat major.

****1

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Thomas Muller

Podologue spécialisé en Education Thérapeutique du Patient et Diabétologie, chanteur, administrateur de choeur, fondateur d'orchestre et ancien hautboïste amateur, Thomas est passionné de musique et particulièrement vocale. Toujours sensible aux timbres des orchestres et de la capacité des musiciens de développer un chant musical qui provoque chez l'auditeur une émotion vraie, en dehors de tout intellectualisme.