Wann mag Musik ihren Interpreten?

By Sebastian Urmoneit, 04 June 2017

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Reviewed at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin on 2 June 2017

Haydn, Variations in F minor "Sonata, un piccolo divertimento", Hob XVII:6

Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Tchaikovsky, Les Saisons (The Seasons) for piano, Op.37a or Op.37b

Schubert, Impromptu no. 2 in A flat major, D.935 (Zugabe)

Radu Lupu, Piano

Limpid clarity: Lupu, Järvi and the Philharmonia

Matthew Rye, 3rd February

A rare appearance by Radu Lupu proves that a concerto soloist doesn’t have to be showy to thrill an audience.

****1

Lupu’s Mozart touches the sublime

David Karlin, 1st February

Radu Lupu produces Mozart so sublime as to delight the angels, Saraste and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra give us a lesson in poise, balance and blended sound.

****1

Radu Lupu at the Concertgebouw

Aaron Davies, 28th May

Radu Lupu provides a rare opportunity to see a legend at work, in recital at the Concertgebouw.

****1

Mozart in a minor key in Boston

Kevin Wells, 21st April

At 71, Radu Lupu continues to amaze. No one gets so much out of a piano with such a light touch and minimum of effort.

****1

Paavo Järvi conquers Shostakovich's Leningrad

Hugo Shirley, 7th November

It's not plain-sailing in Lupu's Beethoven, but Järvi's clear-sighted and controlled approach and the Staatskapelle's high-quality playing make for especially musical Shostakovich after the interval.

****1

Entente cordiale: Lupu and Barenboim at Salle Pleyel

Gilles Lesur, 3rd July

The announcement of this concert, bringing together Daniel Barenboim, Radu Lupu and the Berlin Staatskapelle, brought a capacity crowd to Salle Pleyel

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Sebastian Urmoneit

Sebastian Urmoneit sudierte Musikwissenschaft und Philosophie in Berlin (u. a. bei Carl Dahlhaus). Ergänzendes Studium an der HdK Berlin (UdK)(u. a. bei Heinrich Poos und Hartmut Fladt), Dissertation zu Wagners „Tristan und Isolde“; Aufsätze über Schubert, Wagner, Wolf, Strauss und Brahms; Herausgabe: Joseph Haydn, Memoria, Band 11 mit Hartmut Fladt. Werkeinführungen für das Berliner Konzerthaus, das Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, die Bamberger Symphoniker, die Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, die Südwestdeutsche Konzertdirektion Erwin Russ GmbH, die Dachauer Schlosskonzerte, die Albert Konzerte GmbH in Freiburg u. a.

Wann mag Musik ihren Interpreten? Radu Lupu im Pierre-Boulez-Saal