Pianos, pianos : sensations fortes aux Bouffes du Nord

By Tristan Labouret, 20 December 2018

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“On ose à peine cligner des yeux devant un spectacle aussi total”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, Paris on 17 December 2018

Leroux, Ama

Chopin, Étude in A minor, Op.25 no.4

Chopin, Étude in E minor, Op.25 no.5

Chopin, Mazurka in C sharp minor, Op.6 no.2

Chopin, Mazurka in E major, Op.6 no.3

Chopin, Étude in C major, Op.10 no.7

Chopin, Étude in C major, Op.10 no.1

Mozart, 5 Variations in G major, K501

Carter, Two Thoughts About the Piano

Czerny, Nocturne sentimental

Chopin, Piano Concerto no. 2 in F minor, Op.21 (à quatre mains, 2e et 3e mvmts)

Xenakis, Evryali

Claudia Chan, Piano

Edoardo Torbianelli, Piano

Benjamin D'Anfray, Piano

Laura Fernandez Granero, Piano

Denis Kozhukhin: captivating storytelling with the London Symphony

Clare Varney, 1st May

At the Konzerthaus Dortmund, Sir Antonio Pappano and the LSO are joined by Russian pianist Denis Kozhukhin to plunge into the depths of despair in Bernstein’s melancholic The Age of Anxiety.

***11

Eric Lu brings scintillating Chopin to Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 1st May

A world premiere by Wang Chenwei, familiar Chopin and a rare outing for Bartók’s Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta make for satisfying fare in Jahcun Wong’s Singapore Symphony programme.

****1

Yuja Wang with the Mahler CO: between lyricism and volatility

Edward Sava-Segal, 1st May

Yuja Wang and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra frame Chopin’s E minor concerto with two Prokofiev works, the First Symphony and Second Piano Concerto.

****1

BBC Philharmonic’s bold but unbalanced Stravinsky and Adams

Leighton Jones, 1st May

Balance issues mar an otherwise compelling programme from John Storgårds and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.

***11

Echoes of Albion: Julian Bliss joins Chromatica at Wilton’s Music Hall

Mark Valencia, 30th April

An uncluttered evening of English music includes Gerald Finzi’s gorgeous Clarinet Concerto and Britten’s Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge.

***11

Elim Chan and TSO reign supreme in Shostakovich’s Ninth

Michelle Assay, 30th April

After a Rachmaninov concerto that resembles a harangue, an uneven Toronto Symphony programme comes into focus with a sharply characterised Shostakovich Ninth.

***11

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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.