Ever-youthful Emanuel Ax celebrates his 70th birthday

Por Nahoko Gotoh, 30 junio 2019

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“The Dover's muscular sound blended well with Ax’s warm lyricism”

Crítica hecha desde Wigmore Hall, Londres el 25 junio 2019

Schumann, Arabeske en do mayor, Op.18

Schumann, Cuarteto con piano en mi bemol mayor, Op.47

Schumann, Fantasiestücke, Op.12

Schumann, Dichterliebe, Op.48

Schumann, Quinteto con piano en mi bemol mayor, Op.44

Emanuel Ax, Piano

Sir Simon Keenlyside, Barítono

Dover String Quartet

De l’ombre à la lumière : miracle au Festival de Rosendal

Tristan Labouret, 11th August

Malgré l'annulation de dernière minute d'un musicien souffrant, les artistes du Rosendal Chamber Music Festival ont livré un programme bouleversant de bout en bout.

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Une équipe de stars donne le coup d'envoi du Festival de Rosendal

Tristan Labouret, 10th August

James Ehnes, Yeol Eum Son, Leif Ove Andsnes, le Dover Quartet, Håkan Hardenberger et Roland Pöntinen ont ouvert cette septième édition consacrée à Johannes Brahms.

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Haitink, Ax y la LSO: perderse en la aventura conocida

Ramón del Buey Cañas, 23rd October

Arranca la temporada XLVIII de Ibermúsica y uno se encamina al Auditorio Nacional con el convencimiento de que asistirá a un concierto prácticamente infalible. Igual que leer el Tristam Shandy o ver Casablanca: el trance tiene aroma de ritual.

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Weinberg rarity overshadows John Williams at the New York Philharmonic

Cameron Kelsall, 1st March

John Williams put butts in seats with the New York debut of his Piano Concerto, but the NY Phil's first performances of Mieczysław Weinberg’s Symphony no. 5 stole the show.

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Matthias Pintscher: a triple threat comes to Disney Hall

Néstor Castiglione, 13th November

Los Angeles Philharmonic audiences got a taste of Pintscher as conductor, concerto partner, and composer.

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Worthy world premiere of John Williams’ Piano Concerto at Tanglewood

Kevin Wells, 26th July

John Williams' new concerto evokes the spirit of jazz virtuosos, paying tribute to Art Tatum, Bill Evans and Oscar Peterson.

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.

Ever-youthful Emanuel Ax celebrates his 70th birthday at Wigmore Hall