Yuja Wang à la Fondation Louis Vuitton, ou le luxe de l'aisance

By Manuel Gaulhiac, 25 October 2017

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“un jeu d’une incroyable légèreté”

Reviewed at Auditorium de la Fondation Louis Vuitton, Paris on 21 October 2017

Mozart, Don Giovanni, K527: Overture

Stravinsky, Pulcinella: Suite

Chopin, Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op.22

Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 1 in C major, Op.15

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Yuja Wang, Piano

Matthew Truscott, Violin

Rossana Calvi, Oboe

Delicacy at the cost of spark: Mitsuko Uchida with the Mahler CO

Mengguang Huang, 26th January

While Uchida’s performances showcase remarkable precision and refinement, they occasionally feel restrained, leaving room to explore the improvisatory charm that make Mozart’s music so compelling.

***11

Magic and solemnity: Uchida and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Susan Stempleski, 28th March

Mitsuko Uchida and the MCO continue their exploration of Mozart’s piano concertos and the players deliver a polished New York premiere of Jörg Widmann’s Chorale Quartet.

****1

Lessons in grief: Picture a day like this triumphs in Aix

David Karlin, 5th July

Sir George Benjamin and Martin Crimp’s fourth opera shares the best qualities of their previous work but is an inspiring, breathtaking fable.

*****

At the Concertgebouw, it's all about Lang Lang

Clare Varney, 1st June

No ordinary evening at the Concertgebouw, where Lang Lang’s partnership with Andris Nelsons is the perfect vehicle to examine the complexities and contrasts found in the music of Beethoven.

****1

The First and Second Viennese Schools in one: Uchida and the Mahler CO

Alexander Hall, 1st February

Dame Mitsuko Uchida demonstrates why she is one of today's greatest Mozartians, while her MCO players give a virtuoso account of a work steeped in the Viennese tradition.

****1

Shadows and spectres: Mahler Chamber Orchestra at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 9th November

A cabinet of curiosities: Christoph Koncz has an unconventional take on two Viennese symphonies, yet contributes well to an exemplary performance of Britten's most famous song cycle.

***11

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Manuel Gaulhiac

Manuel Gaulhiac commence le piano à l’âge de 7 ans, et la musique devient très tôt une passion qui l'oriente vers différents projets artistiques. Après un DEM de piano, il poursuit ses études musicales à l'école Cortot. Outre la musique, la littérature représente pour Manuel un terrain privilégié d'exploration de l'âme humaine. Une autre de ses passions est la Russie, qui l'a toujours attiré par sa culture et son caractère. Il s’est mis à l'étude de la langue et essaye désormais de passer le plus de temps dans ce fabuleux pays. Polytechnicien, Manuel pratique aussi les mathématiques.