Live, Video: Kritiken zu klassischen Konzerten, Opern, Ballett und Tanz finden | Piano Sonata no. 3 in A minor, Op.28

Plenty to frighten the children and thrill the adults from Volodin in the latest International Piano Series recital at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. 

S’il est une chose qui caractérise Prokofiev, c’est bien son imagination débordante. Les cinq premières sonates pour piano nous le prouvent, avec les pianistes Daniil Trifonov ,Katia Skanavi, Ilya Rashkovskiy et Denis Kozhukhin.

Yefim Bronfman, a prime interpreter of Prokofiev, presented powerful performances of the composer's landmark piano sonatas at Ravinia.

Yuja Wang’s latest recital at Carnegie Hall, which took place Tuesday evening, is best compared to a triple-decker sandwich with very excellent bread and questionable innards. Ms. Wang is known for her intimidating technique: powerful, playful, and superlative. Her energy is at its highest during her showy encores, and her pianism is at its most impressive with virtuosic Russian repertoire.

Boris Giltburg was one of the must-see performers of this year’s Cheltenham Music Festival, having won the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition for pianists back in June. The hall at the Pittville Pump Room was packed full of anticipation for this renowned pianist.