Daniel Barenboim’s concerts in London, and his piano recitals in particular, have become perpetual highlights of the classical music calendar. Thus the chance to hear the great maestro play sonatas by Schubert was an opportunity not to be missed.
A gladiatorial setting of one man, one piano, two thousand spectators: the piano's slightly rakish angle was going to allow a few hundred more people to see András Schiff's hands in action.
I was first struck by the scene’s arithmetic: one man; one piano; two sonatas; 900 audience members. I was then taken with how long Haefliger sat at the piano before playing. Those who appreciate music framed by silence would have approved of this.
“You will never, ever hear greater piano playing,” said Dame Fanny Waterman, DBE, as she stood on the stage of the resplendently-refurbished Royal Hall in Harrogate.
I'm a strong advocate of performers actually telling their audience a bit about the music and why they play it the way they do, and this is particularly important when a performer has a distinct view on what a piece of music means and reflects this in his interpretation.
Revenir à l'essentiel. C'est ainsi que joue Jean-Claude Pennetier, quelque part entre Radu Lupu et Nelson Freire, dépouillé de toute idée de représentation de lui-même.
Aimard fühlte sich bei Kurtág offensichtlich zuhause. Er lebt in diesen Werken Es ist fast durchweg reflektierende, manchmal beinahe feierlich-heitere Musik. Interessant und ansprechend, insgesamt!
La pianiste Beatrice Berrut a ouvert le 19ème festival "Liszt en Provence", le 24 juillet. Un public saisi par un jeu parfaitement construit où la passion et la raison le disputent à la virtuosité.
Un concert de Radu Lupu ne s’écoute pas de la manière à la fois plurielle et discontinue dont on écoute un concert traditionnel. Comme naguère Celibidache, Radu Lupu établit un avant tout un contact privilégié entre le son et l’auditeur.
Daniil Trifonov zeigt beim Klavier-Festival Ruhr sein ganzes pianistisches Können. Schnelle Tempi, kräftige Akkorde und weite Melodien erklangen im Dortmunder Konzerthaus.
