Fazıl Say et Patricia Kopatchinskaja captivants et engagés à Menton

Fazıl Say et Patricia Kopatchinskaja à Menton

By Manon Decroix, 11 August 2022

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“l’engagement des instrumentistes est total : exit toute demi-mesure et tout discours linéaire”

Reviewed at Parvis Saint-Michel, Menton on 9 August 2022

Schubert, Violin Sonata in A minor, D.385

Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, Op.108

Bartók, Violin Sonata no. 1, Sz. 75

Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Violin

Fazıl Say, Piano

Fazıl Say’s jazzed-up Goldberg Variations in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 30th September

The Berlin Philharmonie welcomes Fazıl Say for a solo recital that dares the audience to keep their feet still, featuring Bach and Say’s own compositions.

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Istanbul metropolis in sound: Fazıl Say and Borusan in Hamburg

Mengguang Huang, 1st September

At the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Fazıl Say concluded his residency with the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic with an evening of jazz, Ravel and his own symphony, capturing the restless energy of an Istanbul-style metropolis.

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Yamada and the CBSO deliver an evening of stark contrasts

Simon Cummings, 16th April

A concert of French music reveals – and suffers from – contrasting styles, attitudes and coherence in works by Ravel and Poulenc.

***11

Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle show their class at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 12th November

Fazıl Say's Mozart is an acquired taste, but Paavo Järvi's Bruckner is a masterclass in how to conduct this composer.

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Elegance and finesse: Marianne Crebassa in recital at La Scala

Renato Verga, 27th January

The performance of the young French mezzo-soprano was admired more for its correctness than for its seductiveness.

***11

Turkish delights with Fazıl Say in Hong Kong

Alan Yu, 23rd July

Fazıl Say dazzles as both composer and soloist with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta.

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Manon Decroix

Titulaire d'un master de musicologie (Université Nice Côte d’Azur), Manon mène des recherches dans le but d’améliorer la compréhension du poème symphonique romantique. Altiste et professeur d’éducation musicale, elle participe à de nombreux projets de recherche, radiophoniques et pédagogiques en France et à Monaco. Elle se passionne pour les interprétations historiquement informées.

Fazıl Say et Patricia Kopatchinskaja à Menton, un duo captivant et engagé