Salome Jordania en majesté au festival L'Esprit du Piano à Bordeaux

Salome Jordania

By Rémi Monti, 26 November 2024

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“c'est Chicago ou Cleveland qui semble se tenir dans ce piano, dirigé avec poigne”

Reviewed at Théâtre La Pergola, Bordeaux on 21 November 2024

Chopin, Variations brillantes in B flat major on "je vends des scapulaires", Op.12

Chopin, Nocturne no. 5 in F sharp major, Op.15 no.2

Scriabin, Poème satanique Op. 36

Saariaho, Prelude

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse, S 160: Les Cloches de Genève

Scriabin, Piano Sonata no. 2 "Sonata Fantasy" in G sharp minor, Op.19

Scriabin, Nocturne in D flat major for piano left hand, Op.9 no.2

Ravel, La Valse

Salome Jordania, Piano

Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

****1

Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

****1

Korngold and Mahler from Ray Chen, Vasily Petrenko and the RPO

Roy Westbrook, 12th May

Few violin concertos soar from the first bar as Erich Korngold’s does, especially as in Ray Chen's high-wire account at the Royal Albert Hall.

****1

Clara Yang's immersive piano recital gets lost in the clouds

Kurt Gottschalk, 11th May

Prerecorded acoustic guitar, soft beats and more piano accompany video of jittery yellow circles and masses of illegible text in a concert that feels both meditative and too much to take in

**111

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Era-defining string sound in the Liverpool Phil’s Mahler 9

Rohan Shotton, 10th May

Domingo Hindoyan nears his five-year anniversary at the RLPO with Mahler's Ninth Symphony.

****1

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Rémi Monti

Auditeur compulsif de concerts dont l’amour pour la musique classique s’est développé à Toulouse, Paris mais surtout à Moscou, par le chatoiement des pianistes et des orchestres se succédant dans la Grande Salle du Conservatoire, Rémi travaille depuis plusieurs années entre journalisme et production (Radio Classique, Pianiste Magazine, Philippe Maillard Productions, Festival Tons Voisins d’Albi…).