Un « cinq majeur » pour Edward Elgar à la Musikfest parisienne

Liya Petrova, Charlotte Juillard, Grégoire Vecchioni, Aurélien Pascal et Alexandre Kantorow

Liya Petrova, Aurélien Pascal et Alexandre Kantorow

By Tristan Labouret, 26 May 2023

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“L’œuvre d’Elgar est ainsi livrée d’un jet, d’un souffle, sans hésitation ni temps mort”

Reviewed at Salle Cortot, Paris on 23 May 2023

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

Weinberg, String Quartet no. 2, Op.3

Elgar, Piano Quintet in A minor, Op.84

Liya Petrova, Violin

Charlotte Juillard, Violin

Clémence de Forceville, Violin

Grégoire Vecchioni, Viola

Aurélien Pascal, Cello

Christophe Morin, Cello

Alexandre Kantorow, Piano

Alexandre Kantorow in recital: a pianophile’s dream

Sam Jacobson, 16th April

A daring mix of rarities and late masterpieces at Severance Music Center confirms Alexandre Kantorow as a pianist of both staggering technique and uncommon depth.

*****

Paavo Järvi marks his new LPO appointment in Tchaikovsky and Sibelius

Mark Valencia, 4th March

Paavo Järvi demonstrates just why the London Philharmonic Orchestra has chosen him as its next Chief Conductor and Artistic Advisor.

*****

Nézet-Séguin and the Orchestre Métropolitain in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 26th June

Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s charismatic leadership and the Orchestre Métropolitain’s seamless unity brought Ravel, Saint-Saëns, and Tchaikovsky to life in a gripping, deeply expressive Hamburg performance.

*****

Saint-Saëns illuminated by the Orchestre National de France in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 29th April

A sumptuous exploration of Saint-Saëns at Lotte Concert Hall in a programme forming a cohesive tapestry woven from the composer’s fascination with colour, all traced back to a distinctly Parisian sensibility.

****1

Thrilling Liszt and Bruckner from Kantorow and the Philharmonia

Roy Westbrook, 9th May

Alexandre Kantorow dazzles in Liszt’s Piano Concerto no. 2, against Bruckner’s mighty, unfinished Ninth Symphony. Manfred Honeck and the Philharmonia win new friends for both composers.

****1

Transcendent talent: Alexandre Kantorow makes Wigmore Hall debut

Roy Westbrook, 20th March

Laden with the most prestigious prizes, Alexandre Kantorow makes a virtuosic hall debut, but with a poetic cause.

*****

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Tristan Labouret

Musicologue diplômé du CNSMD de Paris, Tristan Labouret collabore avec de nombreux artistes et institutions musicales (Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, Opéra Orchestre National Montpellier, festivals de musique de chambre de Deauville, Just Classik Festival…), menant des activités de médiation à destination de tous les publics. Ex-altiste toujours passionné par les répertoires chambristes et symphoniques, il occupe depuis 2018 le poste de rédacteur en chef de la partie francophone de Bachtrack.