Prom 73: Intimate Schubert in the Royal Albert Hall from Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis

By Paul Kilbey, 07 September 2013

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Reviewed at Royal Albert Hall, London on 5 September 2013

Schubert, Piano Sonata no. 19 in C minor, D.958

Schubert, Sonata in C major for 4 hands, "Grand Duo" D.812

Dame Imogen Cooper, Piano

Paul Lewis, Piano

The dawn of a new era: Aurora Orchestra at Kings Place

Zoltán Szabó, 17th October

In our Covid-infested world, quality music making is still possible, as demonstrated by Imogen Cooper and her Aurora Orchestra friends.

****1

Stirring Mozart and Tchaikovsky from Gernon, Cooper and BBC Phil

Leighton Jones, 26th January

Ben Gernon conducted the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall in colourful Stravinsky and soulful Tchaikovsky, while Cooper encapsulated this in Mozart.

*****

Heady Mozart and Strauss for dessert

Benjamin Poore, 31st December

Imogen Cooper shone in Aurora's serious and fulsome performances of Mozart.

****1

Luminous decay from Imogen Cooper at Kings Place

Benjamin Poore, 28th October

A programme of late Haydn, Beethoven and Schubert explores music at the limits.

****1

Exuberance dominates in Simone Young’s Bruckner

Zoltán Szabó, 18th August

Imogen Cooper joined the Sydney Symphony for a performance of Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto.

****1

Unwrapping Beethoven's Piano Trios at King's Place

Sebastian Scotney, 25th January

Kings Place's "Cello Unwrapped" series is a major, year-long celebration of the instrument. It consists of a no fewer than 51 events spread throughout the year, with everything from films to sessions on buying – and even making – instruments.

***11

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Paul Kilbey

Paul was Reviews Editor at Bachtrack from 2012 to February 2014. He has written on music and culture for publications including Culture Wars, the Huffington Post, the Independent and the Guardian. He holds BA and MPhil degrees in music from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and is particularly passionate about contemporary music of all types. His website is here.