Behzod Abduraimov at Carnegie Hall

By Edward Sava-Segal, 20 November 2016

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“Abduraimov brought forward the deep bleakness and desperation that pervades this music”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 17 November 2016

Bach, Concerto in D Minor, BWV596: Siciliano (Arr. Cortot)

Bach, Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV565 arr. Busoni

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 2 in A flat major Andantino

Schubert, Six moments musicaux, D.780 no. 3 in F minor Allegro moderato

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57

Prokofiev, Piano Sonata no. 6 in A major, Op.82

Balakirev, Oriental Fantasy, "Islamey", Op.18

Tchaikovsky, Nocturne op 19, no 4

Liszt, Grandes Études de Paganini S 141: no. 3 in G sharp minor, "La Campanella"

Behzod Abduraimov, Piano

Noseda and the NY Philharmonic play exhilarating Shostakovich Four

David Wolfson, 7th January

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the New York Philharmonic in a lovingly crafted, exhilarating rendition of Shostakovich’s gargantuan Fourth Symphony.

****1

Maurice Ravel and Dame Ethel Smyth works premiere in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 11th April

Maurice Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé and a prelude from Dame Ethel Smyth's opera The Wreckers are heard for the first time in Singapore.

****1

Han-Na Chang makes long-awaited conducting debut in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 8th May

Making her debut on the conductor’s podium, Han-Na Chang’s enthusiastic musicality makes a strong impression at the Sydney Opera House, in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no. 2 and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

****1

Fifty shades of pianistic grey: Behzod Abduraimov at the Folly Theater

Hilary Stroh, 11th May

The Uzbek pianist returns to Kansas City for a wonderful recital including Dilorom Saidaminova’s The Walls of Ancient Bukhara.

*****

Leleux and the CBSO opt for safe and popular

Robert Gainer, 13th April

Behzod Abduraimov impresses in Rachmaninov's evergreen Second Piano Concerto.

***11

Remarkable survey of 20th-century works by the Cincinnati Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 29th October

The Cincinnati Symphony thoughtfully illuminates a diverse cross-section of 20th-century repertoire with conductor Michael Francis and pianist Behzod Abduraimov.

****1

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.

Seeking meaning beneath the surface: Behzod Abduraimov at Carnegie Hall