Live, Video: Kritiken zu klassischen Konzerten, Opern, Ballett und Tanz finden | Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 in C-Dur, Op.26

Beethovens Eroica und Prokofjews Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 machten das spannungsvolle Programm eines reüssierten Abends in der Kölner Philharmonie aus.

Bei Bringuiers Abschied von der Tonhalle herrscht mit Strauss' Don Quixote musikalisches Theater auf dem Podium, bevor Yuja Wang Prokofjews Drittes spielt.

Eine "klassische", auf Klarheit und Transparenz bedachte Interpretation, mindestens ebenbürtig zu denen bekannter Spitzenorchester, in manchen Aspekten sogar überlegen: wo sonst bekommt man Rachmaninow in dieser Klarheit geboten? 

Propulsive Prokofiev from pianist Dmitry Shishkin between Ravel’s hypnotic minimalism and Schoenberg’s late-Romantic complexity. 

Glorious performances of Dvořák and Prokofiev are enriched by a sumptuous improvisation by pianist Gabriela Montero. 

Après une première partie dominée par le piano saisissant de Nikolaï Lugansky, le chef finlandais s'est davantage épanoui dans une symphonie qui aurait pu néanmoins gagner en intensité.

 Denis Kozhukhin ofreció una brillante interpretación del Tercer concierto para piano de Prokofiev con dirección de Giancarlo Guerrero.

La création belge de Eco… del vuoto de la compositrice Annelies Van Parys a ouvert de fort belle manière la saison nouvelle, mais le reste de la soirée fut moins enthousiasmant.

Denis Kozhukhin crushes Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, but guest conductor Ryan Bancroft is overwhelmed in Shostakovich 10. 

Malofeev combines a caressing lyricism, never exaggerated, with glittering percussive accuracy in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. 

The youthful phenomenon mesmerises his Montreal audience in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto. 

Martha Argerich returns to the Enescu Festival for one of the pillars of her repertory, Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, in a buoyant performance. 

No summer hols for the European Union Youth Orchestra as they tour European lands. With Benjamin Grosvenor as soloist and Manfred Honeck at the helm, they take on MacMillan, Prokofiev and Shostakovich in Hamburg's iconic hall.

The BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Ryan Bancroft joined Kanneh-Mason as she tackled Prokofiev's most popular piano concerto with easy dexterity, then delivering a powerful performance of Tchaikovsky.

The audience turns out in droves to see one of the greatest pianists of his generation.

Isata Kanneh-Mason thrills with sparking fingerwork in Prokofiev, while the RLPO and Domingo Hindoyan are just as dazzling in Falla and Stravinsky.

Vassily Sinaisky tomó la batuta al frente de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia en un programa de compositores rusos en el que Chaikovski brilló especialmente.

Now in his 23rd year at the helm of the OM, Yannick Nézet-Séguin continues to astound Montrealers with his uncanny ability to inspire players to give their absolute best.

A self-effacing, literal approach from conductor Ilan Volkov brings marvellous transparency to works by Sibelius and Prokofiev, while highlighting the flaws in a new work by Freya Waley-Cohen.

Hannah Eisendle's Heliosis proves the highlight of Prom 36, with Benjamin Grosvenor giving a performance of quality in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto.

Lise de la Salle, le Belgian National Orchestra et Stanislav Kochanovsky ont offert de très belles interprétations d'un grand concerto du répertoire encadré de deux œuvres rares.

Au Théâtre des Arts, le pianiste britannique fait plus que rivaliser avec les versions de référence du Troisième Concerto de Prokofiev, et Ben Glassberg tire le meilleur de son orchestre.

Teodor Currentzis, conducting the SWR Symphony Orchestra, and Yulianna Avdeeva do Prokofiev proud in his Third Piano Concerto and Fifth Symphony: all the colours of the rainbow delivered with sophistication, élan and boundless effervescence.

Giancarlo Guerrero vuelve al frente de la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia con un programa de obras ampulosas y complejas, acompañado del pianista Daniel Ciabanu, para una velada brillante.

Argerich sprinted through technical runs with her characteristic articulation and breathtaking technique, and made Prokofiev's Third seem like child’s play.

The fast-rising Italian pianist Beatrice Rana offered a triumph of technique, but her playing lacked much emotional engagement or wit.

Le City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra débarque au Théâtre des Champs-Élysées sous la baguette de sa directrice musicale. Un programme bien ficelé autour de Ravel, Brahms et Prokofiev avec la pianiste Yuja Wang.

Jakub Hrůša and Simon Trpčeski with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra impress at Lincoln Center with a programme of works from Central and Eastern Europe. 

Honouring a quarter-century since their creation, alumni from the orchestra united to give a very special anniversary commemorative concert filled with musical fellowship and pride. 

The Berlin Philharmonic gives a first half party before a dark Schmidt symphony. 

Nicholas Angelich rejoint l'Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse sous la baguette de Tugan Sokhiev pour interpréter un 3ème concerto de Prokofiev charnel et voluptueux. Musique française aussi, dont une création de Mantovani.

Le piano de Béatrice Rana est d'une beauté renversante, au service d'une interprétation soumise à un idéal de maîtrise et d'équilibre

Oramo condujo de forma vibrante, extrayendo de cada atril precisión y concentración, que se tradujeron en interlocución sublime con la voz desgranada por Luganski. Merece ser resaltado el asombroso dominio del cambio de compás, incesante y libre de devaneos o incertidumbres en los engarces.

La joven pianista Beatrice Rana debutaba en el Palacio de la Ópera de La Coruña junto a la Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. Se presentó bajo la batuta de Otto Tausk con el diabólico Concierto núm. 3 de Prokofiev, el cual acometió con una brillantez y transparencia magníficas. El interés no decayó con el Aprendiz de brujo y la paradigmática La Mer de Debussy en las que la orquesta dio buena muestra de su ductilidad.

A triumphant night for the CBSO, Harish Shankar and Boris Giltburg, with the mighty Saint-Saëns’ “Organ Symphony” and an inspired performance of Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 3.

Yuja Wang brings brilliance to Prokofiev at the Philharmonie, but Petrenko's conducting of rarities by Dukas and Schmidt also prove richly rewarding.

Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Philharmonia Orchestra excelled in a fascinating exploration of post-revolutionary Russian music under the banner ‘Workers and the State’.

Stephen Mulligan again steps in to lead the Atlanta Symphony in exemplary performances.

The LPO gave us a tantalising reminder of summer before plunging us into the icy chill of Tchaikovsky’s Winter Daydreams. 

After a nine-year absence, Martha Argerich returned to Carnegie Hall with stunning Prokofiev with the Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

The muscular piano playing of Nikolai Lugansky could not save the Russian National Orchestra’s shoddy Enescu and Prokofiev.

Musique russe et ukrainienne au programme de ce soir avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France sous la direction d'Andrey Boreyko et Lukas Geniusas au piano : Prokofiev, Tchaïkovsky et Silvestrov, compositeur trop peu joué en France à découvrir de toute urgence.

The St Petersburg Philharmonic playing Shostakovich's Fifth Symphony – a work it premiered in 1937 as the Leningrad Philharmonic – was a highlight of a superb concert concluding its UK tour. 

Fifty years on, Argerich is still the legendary tigress of the keyboard, yet more besides.

Voilà quelques années que Valery Gergiev a marqué cette musique au fer, et le jour viendra bientôt où maestro voudra faire entendre les cinq concertos au cours d’une même soirée. Pour l’heure, il s’en tient aux trois premiers...

An impressive programme from the RSNO at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall which only took off during Mahler's mighty First Symphony. 

Lang Lang's Prokofiev was ostentatious, but it was Duoit's visionary take on The Firebird that was truly the standout.

The BBC’s biennial Young Musician competition reached its thrilling climax in an absorbing, nail-biting and inspirational final concert at London’s Barbican yesterday afternoon.

This Anvil concert revealed a “two sides of the same coin” quality from an illustrious orchestra that left a mixed, but mostly favourable impression.