Quatuor Parisii – Une pâte sonore remarquable !

By Fabien Houlès, 29 November 2015

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“Un début de concert à la hauteur du génie de Beethoven.”

Reviewed at Le Corum: Salle Pasteur, Montpellier on 28 November 2015

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 1 in F major, Op.18 no.1

Campo, Quatuor à cordes n° 5 "Fata Morgana"

Schubert, String Quartet no. 15 in G major, D.887

Parisii String Quartet

Arnaud Vallin, Violin

Doriane Gable, Violin

Dominique Lobet, Viola

Jean-Philippe Martignoni, Cello

Lucas and Arthur Jussen: a virtuoso pairing at Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 17th May

Lucas and Arthur Jussen make more than a guest appearance in a dazzling performance with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

****1

Ensemble 360 illuminates the gathering darkness in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 17th May

Nightfall in Sheffield General Cemetery provides the perfect atmospheric backdrop for Ensemble 360’s exploration of chamber music by Mozart, Weber and Korngold.

****1

Brighton Philharmonic play their socks off at the Brighton Festival

Nick Boston, 17th May

Joanna MacGregor and the BPO pull off an excellent performance of Shostakovich's Tenth, alongside William Kentridge's evocative film, Oh to Believe in Another World.

****1

Philadelphia Orchestra debuts Tyshawn Sorey's static Piano Concerto

Cameron Kelsall, 15th May

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the premiere of For Marilyn Crispell alongside the 1873 version of Bruckner's "Wagner Symphony", the Third.

***11

Elgarian emotion from the Benedetti, Karabits and the RSNO

Simon Thompson, 15th May

Nicola Benedetti’s Elgar is a slow burn in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, but Kirill Karabits’ Firebird instantly ignites.

****1

Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 14th May

Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.

****1

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Fabien Houlès

Professeur Agrégé de Musique, Fabien Houlès s'intéresse plus particulièrement à l'analyse des musiques du XXe et XXIe siècle. Diplômé de la Sorbonne en Musicologie, il poursuit actuellement son cursus au Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris.