Schostakowitsch durch die Brille Chopins: Yulianna Avdeeva in Gstaad

By Thomas Schacher, 21 August 2025

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Reviewed at Rougemont Church, Rougemont on 20 August 2025

Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue in C major, Op.87 no.1

Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue in A minor, Op.87 no.2

Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue in A major, Op.87 no.7

Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue in E flat minor, Op.87 no.14

Shostakovich, Prelude and Fugue in D minor, Op.87 no.24

Chopin, 24 Préludes, Op.28

Yulianna Avdeeva, Piano

Artistry at full throttle: Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 10th April

Can one be artful and musical while playing at maximum volume? In a program of López, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, Rafael Payare and the Pittsburgh Symphony answer a resounding yes.

*****

A spectacular swansong for the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

Nick Boston, 10th August

A fitting farewell for Leif Ove Andsnes' Rosendal Chamber Music Festival: imaginative programming and excellent performances in an inspiring setting.

*****

Rousing virtuosity from Fischer and Avdeeva at the Tonhalle

Sarah Batschelet, 14th November

Two superbly accomplished musicians light up the stage in Zurich with repertoire that spans the centuries.

****1

A kaleidoscope of kinetic colour from Currentzis, Avdeeva and the SWR

Alexander Hall, 15th September

Teodor Currentzis, conducting the SWR Symphony Orchestra, and Yulianna Avdeeva do Prokofiev proud in his Third Piano Concerto and Fifth Symphony: all the colours of the rainbow delivered with sophistication, élan and boundless effervescence.

*****

Perianes, Avdeeva, Dudamel triumph in Beethoven

Néstor Castiglione, 24th May

Javier Perianes beguiles and Yulianna Avdeeva surprises in Beethoven’s last two piano concertos.

*****

Shining première

Stefan Pillhofer, 3rd February

A shining cast and the première of a new violin concerto offered two highlights on this evening.

****1

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Thomas Schacher

Thomas Schacher hat an den Universitäten Zürich und Hamburg Musikwissenschaft und Germanistik studiert. Seine Dissertation behandelt die Idee des Dramatischen bei Hector Berlioz. Zudem absolvierte er an der Musikhochschule Zürich eine Ausbildung in Orgel, Klavier und Chorleitung. Er hat im künstlerischen, wissenschaftlichen, journalistischen und pädagogischen Sektor gearbeitet. Während sieben Jahren war er Assistent am Musikwissenschaftlichen Institut der Uni Bern. Während 25 Jahren, bis zum Sommer 2022, hat er als freier journalistischer Mitarbeiter für das Feuilleton der Neuen Zürcher Zeitung geschrieben. Parallel dazu kam die Arbeit mit einem Kirchen- und einem Konzertchor.

Schostakowitsch durch die Brille Chopins: Yulianna Avdeeva am Gstaad Festival