Nicolas Hodges performs virtuosic all-20th century piano recital at Carnegie Hall

Von Rebecca Lentjes, 24 Januar 2013

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Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York City, am 21 Januar 2013

Debussy, 12 Études, L.136

Busoni, An die Jugend, BV 254: Giga, bolero e variazione (Studie nach Mozart)

Carter, Two Thoughts About the Piano

Birtwistle, Gigue Machine (NY Premiere, co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall)

Nicolas Hodges, Klavier

Eine rasante Achterbahnfahrt durch musikalische Stile mit Thomas Adès

Michael Klier, 26th May

Mit Steven Isserlis und Nicolas Hodges zeigt die Britten Sinfonia in Amsterdam ein modernes und leichtfüßiges Konzertprogramm.

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An American in Paris: the Philadelphia Orchestra plays Betsy Jolas

Cameron Kelsall, 18th October

Alongside works by Bernstein and Copland, conductor David Robertson and pianist Nicolas Hodges give the US premiere of Jolas's cheeky concerto bTunes.

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Prom 13: Star-struck Messiaen from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO

Chris Garlick, 28th July

Olivier Messiaen deeply personal voice and its influence echoed far and wide across the decades and across national boundaries.

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Precision and transparency from Sakari Oramo and the BBCSO in Ligeti

Chris Garlick, 2nd March

This final concert of the BBCSO’s Total Immersion day dedicated to György Ligeti, proved to be something a revelation, both in terms of the variety of the music and the quality of the performances.

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Battles won and drawn: Beethoven and Barry from the Britten Sinfonia

Matthew Rye, 22nd May

The latest concert in the Britten Sinfonia’s ongoing Beethoven symphony cycle also featured the London première of Gerald Barry’s combative Piano Concerto.

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Hodges and Currie with meditative Stockhausen at the Southbank

Danny Riley, 19th April

Two new music specialists revel in the sheer textural variation of Kontakte.

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Rebecca Lentjes

Rebecca graduated from New York University in 2012, where she studied Music and Romance Languages. She now works as an assistant editor at RILM (Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale) and as manager of contemporary music collective ensemble mise-en.