Mahler : de la splendeur symphonique au substitut chambriste

By Jan-Jakob Delanoye, 18 May 2018

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“Chaque année, Iván Fischer s’efforce en effet de concrétiser le concept d’une façon surprenante.”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw Brugge: Chamber Music Hall, Bruges on 16 May 2018

Mahler, Piano Quartet in A minor

Mahler, Symphony No.1 - arrangement by Bruno Walter for Piano Four Hands (arr. for piano 4 hands)

Dénes Várjon, Piano

Izabella Simon, Piano

Zsófia Lezsák, Violin

Csaba Gálfi, Viola

Rita Sovány, Cello

Major Mozart with Hungarian guests at the Singapore Symphony

Chang Tou Liang, 15th May

Gábor Káli and pianist Dénes Várjon appear with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a last hurrah before another pandemic shutdown.

*****

Bouquets in an empty hall: Concerto Budapest's Beethoven Day

Zoltán Szabó, 28th November

The marathon chamber concert leg of the Beethoven Day in Budapest's Liszt Academy featured artists such as Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon and the Hungarian Quartet.

****1

West Cork Chamber Music Festival ends in style

Michael Roddy, 7th July

British cellist Laura van der Heijden proved herself to be the sister of soul on the cello for the second night in succession.

*****

Mendelssohn multiplied at Wigmore Hall

Sophia Lambton, 24th July

Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis came together with three other players to showcase the composer’s chamber music.

**111

Franz Liszt: from exuberance to ascesticism

Frances Wilson, 7th October

An insightful and engaging talk by Alfred Brendel on Liszt's B minor Sonata was followed by an intelligent and colourful performance by pianist Dénes Varjon.

****1

Fine chamber playing from Budapest's visiting musicians in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 14th August

A morning of wonderful and varied chamber music from the Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists in Edinburgh.

****1

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Jan-Jakob Delanoye

Médecin généraliste, Jan-Jakob Delanoye aime passer du temps en compagnie de l’intemporel – musique classique, opéra, théâtre, littérature, cinéma et arts plastiques. Il propose régulièrement des critiques.

Mahler comme miniature : de la splendeur symphonique au substitut chambriste