Travels with a Piano: Peter Donohoe at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Par Frances Wilson, 29 février 2012

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Critique faite à Queen Elizabeth Hall, Londres, le 28 février 2012

Debussy, Estampes

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Première année: Suisse, S 160

Brahms, Six Pièces pour piano (Klavierstücke), Op.118

Bartók, Sonate pour piano Sz 80

Peter Donohoe, 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.