Allerlei Träumerei in der Grazer List-Halle

By Isabella Steppan, 13 July 2020

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“die Klavierstücke... entführten das Publikum dank Schirmers Spiel in sanft wallende Klangwelten”

Reviewed at Helmut-List-Halle, Graz on 13 July 2020

Schubert, Ungarische Melodie, in B minor, D.817

Schumann, Kinderszenen: Träumerei (Reverie), Op.15 no.7

Schumann, Kinderszenen, Op.15: Kind im Einschlummern

Schubert, Piano Trio no. 2 in E flat major, D.929

Esther Hoppe, Violin

Christian Poltera, Cello

Markus Schirmer, Piano

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Chanda VanderHart, 3rd October

Swiss composer Othmar Schoeck’s Notturno is the rarity in an imaginative chamber recital dedicated to nocturnal music and transfiguration.

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Immer weiter auf Kurs: Pfadfinder Herreweghe mit Brahms und Dvořák

Jens Klier, 16th November

In Klarheit und Ordnung ebnete Herreweghe mit dem Orchestre des Champs-Élysées die Wege, auf denen es Vieles zu entdecken gab. Solistisch faszinierte einmal mehr Isabelle Faust.

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Hilary Hahn’s French odyssey of refinement and fire in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 14th May

Two technical mishaps punctuate the evening, but Hilary Hahn maintains poise throughout a French programme crowned by a finely judged, deeply expressive performance of Fauré.

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Frank Dupree's Liverpool debut has the audience crying out for more

Glyn Mon Hughes, 14th May

A concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of the USA saw Liverpool audiences treated to a sumptuous Copland as well as a symphony as well as a barn-storming performance of Gershwin and Duke Ellington, performed by Frank Dupree who was making his debut with the RLPO.

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Energetic Currentzis and Utopia at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 12th May

From Berg’s crystalline intimacy to Dionysian Mahler, Teodor Currentzis and Utopia defy orchestral tradition with standing musicians, spatial acoustics and an emotional intensity that breathes new life into the concert life.

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Petr Popelka delivers a thrilling opening for Prague Spring

Frank Kuznik, 12th May

With Petr Popelka on the podium, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra brings a native feel and colorful exuberance to a cultural icon.

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.