Ohrenschmaus in fünf Gängen

By Rolf Kyburz, 19 May 2016

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Reviewed at Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich: Semper Aula, Zurich on 17 May 2016

Bach C.P.E., Keyboard Sonata in G minor, Wq 65/17 (Klavier nach J.A.Stein (ca. 1788)

Mozart, Fantasie in D minor, K397

Mozart, Rondo in D major for piano, K485

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2

Schubert, Impromptu no. 3 in B flat major, D.935 (Klavier nach C. Graf (ca.1819))

Chopin, Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1 (Klavier nach J. Pleyel (1830))

Liszt, Harmonies poétiques et religieuses: Funérailles, S 173 no. 7 (Fortepiano nach Boisselot (1846))

Viviana Sofronitsky, Piano

Jurowski marks Hans Werner Henze’s centenary at the Elbphilharmonie

Mengguang Huang, 31st May

Vladimir Jurowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin deliver a lean, razor-sharp exploration of captivity and survival, balancing Beethoven’s and Brahms’ structural clarity against the devastating, high-fidelity distortion of Henze’s Ninth Symphony.

****1

Kissin, Bell and Isserlis: remembrance and loss at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 31st May

Solomon Rosowsky, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky form a matinee programme whose deeper connections gradually came into focus.

****1

Mischievous Pan at Hong Kong Sinfonietta’s French May

Christopher Halls, 30th May

French clarinettist Raphaël Sévère unearths beauty in Nielsen’s concerto and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta impress in two settings of Pan’s antics at the French May Festival.

****1

Alsop conducts a substitute Marsalis symphony at Carnegie Hall

David Wolfson, 29th May

The premiere of Wynton Marsalis’ Symphony no. 5 is postponed, substituted by selections from his Jungle Symphony, along with a disappointing Beethoven’s Seventh at Carnegie Hall.

***11

It's a hero's life for Gustavo Dudamel at Disney Hall

Néstor Castiglione, 29th May

Dudamel closes in on the end of his Disney Hall tenure in heroic style with Richard Strauss' tone poem, Ein Heldenleben.

****1

An azure secret: Yunchan Lim’s star power at Wigmore Hall

Asher Rubenstein, 29th May

The Korean pianist astonishes in Schubert and Scriabin, in a performance sure to be a highlight of Wigmore Hall’s 125th anniversary festivities.

*****

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Rolf Kyburz

Rolf ist ein besessener Liebhaber und Sammler von klassischer Musik zwischen Renaissance und dem 21. Jahrhundert. Seine musikalische Erfahrung (Violine, Sologesang, Mitgliedschaft in Chören und kleineren Chorensembles) fließt jetzt unter anderem in seinen Blog auf www.rolf-musicblog.net; seit 2014 bespricht er für Bachtrack Konzerte. Vorheriges Leben: Chemiestudium, 30 Jahre Spezialist für wissenschaftliche Instrumente, Computer, Software, Programmieren.

Ohrenschmaus in fünf Gängen: Viviana Sofronitsky an der ETH Zürich