Style and technique: Midori and Aydin impress in Cleveland

Par Frank Kuznik, 14 avril 2014

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Critique faite à Cleveland Museum of Art: Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland, le 12 avril 2014

Debussy, Sonate pour violon et piano en sol mineur

Chostakovitch, Sonate pour violon et piano, Op.134

Beethoven, Sonate pour piano et violon no. 10 en sol majeur, Op.96

Schubert, Rondo brillant pour piano et violon en si mineur, D.895

Midori, Violon

Özgür Aydin, Piano

Midori Gotō’s elegant playing conquers Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 26th June

It is not often that a United Nations Messenger of Peace gives a concert in Sydney. Yet this is what happened on Sunday when violinist Midori Gotō played a recital with pianist Özgür Aydin.

***11

Midori in Dallas: Experimental Beethoven, Webern and Crumb

Bachtrack reviewer, 30th October

The Soundings concert series opened its season Tuesday evening at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, with violinist Midori and pianist Özgür Aydin. Although the series typically focuses more on contemporary music, Midori offered the program she’s been touring with in celebration of the 30th anniversary of her debut, and it did not disappoint.

***11

Estonian Festival Orchestra make Carnegie Hall debut with Arvo Pärt

David Wolfson, 23rd October

Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra don’t skirt all the pitfalls of a single-composer program in an all-Pärt evening at Carnegie Hall.

***11

Geburtstagskonzert für Pärt: das Estonian Festival Orchestra in Zürich

Thomas Schacher, 19th October

Paavo Järvi wirkte als Vermittler und präsentierte einen aufschlussreichen Querschnitt durch das Werk des 90 Jahre alten Komponisten. Als Publikumsmagnet wirkte auch die Geigerin Midori.

*****

Evergreen Mendelssohn from Midori and the Schleswig-Holstein FO

Mengguang Huang, 18th August

From Mendelssohn’s intimacy to Bruckner’s monumental scale, Eschenbach’s young orchestra reveals chamber-like sensitivity and steely discipline, with Midori’s interpretation standing as the evening’s emotional and artistic highlight.

***11

High-energy Dvořák in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 4th March

Eugene Tzigane and Midori join PKF – Prague Philharmonia for fresh takes on familiar classics.

****1

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.