Licht im Dunkeln des Krieges

By Larissa Schütz, 08 August 2014

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“Die musikalische Leistung erstrahlte in vollem Glanz. ”

Reviewed at Stiftung Mozarteum, Salzburg on 7 August 2014

Debussy, Violin Sonata in G minor

Fauré, Cello Sonata no.1 in D minor, Op.109

Stravinsky, 3 Easy Pieces for piano duet

Kodály, Duo for violin and cello, Op.7

Elgar, Quintet for Piano and Strings in A minor

Dénes Várjon, Piano

Joshua Bell, Violin

Steven Isserlis, Cello

Izabella Simon, Piano

Lawrence Power, Viola

Arisa Fujita, Violin

Major Mozart with Hungarian guests at the Singapore Symphony

Chang Tou Liang, 15th May

Gábor Káli and pianist Dénes Várjon appear with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a last hurrah before another pandemic shutdown.

*****

Bouquets in an empty hall: Concerto Budapest's Beethoven Day

Zoltán Szabó, 28th November

The marathon chamber concert leg of the Beethoven Day in Budapest's Liszt Academy featured artists such as Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon and the Hungarian Quartet.

****1

West Cork Chamber Music Festival ends in style

Michael Roddy, 7th July

British cellist Laura van der Heijden proved herself to be the sister of soul on the cello for the second night in succession.

*****

Mendelssohn multiplied at Wigmore Hall

Sophia Lambton, 24th July

Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis came together with three other players to showcase the composer’s chamber music.

**111

Franz Liszt: from exuberance to ascesticism

Frances Wilson, 7th October

An insightful and engaging talk by Alfred Brendel on Liszt's B minor Sonata was followed by an intelligent and colourful performance by pianist Dénes Varjon.

****1

Fine chamber playing from Budapest's visiting musicians in Edinburgh

Alan Coady, 14th August

A morning of wonderful and varied chamber music from the Budapest Festival Orchestra Soloists in Edinburgh.

****1

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Larissa Schütz

Larissa Schütz lebt und studiert Musikwissenschaft in der Mozartstadt Salzburg. Neben der Oper des 18. Jahrhunderts schlägt ihr Herz aber auch für das Musikdrama Wagners und dessen Zeit. Wenn sie nicht gerade im Konzertsaal sitzt, moderiert sie eine Musiksendung bei einem Salzburger Radiosender.

Licht im Dunkeln des Krieges: Steven Isserlis & Friends bei den Salzburger Festspielen