Víkingur Ólafsson Dazzles Istanbul With His Goldberg Variatons

Por Alain Matalon, 09 junio 2017

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“I actually felt my heart beat faster and faster until the final G major chord”

Crítica hecha desde Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Albert Long Hall, Istanbul el 7 junio 2017

Bach, Variaciones Goldberg, BWV988

Víkingur Ólafsson, Piano

Desigual encuentro de Víkingur Ólafsson con las Variaciones Goldberg

Jorge Baeza Stanicic, 7th November

Un sonido virtuoso y una magnífica resolución técnica no lograron compensar un cierto desequilibrio en la interpretación formal de esta obra cumbre del repertorio para teclado.

***11

Feliz final de curso con Alexander Liebreich y la OV

Daniel Martínez Babiloni, 15th June

Alexander Liebreich y la Orquestra de València concluyen la temporada con un concierto brillante.

****1

All about mi : Víkingur Ólafsson conquers Paris

David Karlin, 15th March

In Bach, Beethoven and Schubert, the Icelandic pianist demonstrates how perfect technique and total control can lead to expressivity.

*****

A brilliant UK premiere of John Adams’ After the Fall

David Karlin, 25th February

The Icelandic pianist and Finnish conductor make a superb case for John Adams' latest concerto; the Philharmonia play Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé strongly but don't convince completely.

****1

John Adams leads Americana, past and present, with LA Phil

Néstor Castiglione, 23rd January

Compelling as a composer and conductor, Adams restored Roy Harris' Third Symphony to the Los Angeles repertoire, alongside one of his most recent works.

*****

Chills and thrills from Pappano and the Czech Philharmonic

Frank Kuznik, 27th November

In expert hands, a terrifying 12-tone opera and a heroic piano concerto rattle the walls in Prague’s Rudolfinum.

*****

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