Messiaen's ecstatic visions

Par Frances Wilson, 29 mars 2015

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“pealing bells, tinkling, jarring carillons, glittering passagework and scintillating rhythms”

Critique faite à Institut français (French Institute): Ciné Lumière, Londres, le 28 mars 2015

Messiaen, La Fauvette Passerinette (Subalpine warbler) (Completed by Peter Hill) (Extracts)

Messiaen, Visions de l'amen, for two pianos

Peter Donohoe, Piano

Benjamin Frith, Piano

Joy of the Blood of the Stars: Rattle fixed in the LSO firmament

Christopher Woodley, 14th June

Betsy Jolas delivers a farewell gift – at 96, her own final orchestral work – to Sir Simon Rattle on the occasion of his final Barbican concerts as the LSO's Music Director.

*****

Revolutionary rodomontade: Jurowski, Donohoe and the LPO

Alexander Hall, 11th December

Vladimir Jurowski and the LPO reaffirm their credentials in Shostakovich, while Peter Donohoe gives a rare performance of John Foulds' piano concerto.

****1

Sweet and savoury from the LPO

Alexander Hall, 21st March

An intelligently planned and generous programme featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrés Orozco-Estrada and Peter Donohoe in two neo-classical works by Stravinsky paired with two German Romantic works.

***11

Sage Gateshead's Piano Greats: Peter Donohoe

Jane Shuttleworth, 25th February

Understated mastery in Peter Donohoe’s recital of Scriabin, Ravel, Schumann, Mozart and Schubert in Hall One Sage Gateshead.

****1

Dmitriev brings a taste of St Petersburg to London

Mark Thomas, 16th October

Alexander Dmitriev and the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra paraded passionate and colourful Tchaikovsky, while the masterful Peter Donohoe gave a potent and intricate Rachmaninov.

****1

Peter Donohoe triumphs with Prokofiev at the Turner Sims

David Truslove, 16th May

This was an unmissable evening in which Prokofiev’s formidable “War” sonatas were given a rare and unforgettable outing – all three at a single sitting.

*****

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Frances Wilson

A keen concert-goer, Frances is a pianist, piano teacher and blogger on pianism, music and culture.

Messiaen's ecstatic visions: Peter Donohoe and Benjamin Frith at the Institut français