Poised and elegant pianism from Rafał Blechacz

By Nahoko Gotoh, 10 January 2015

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“his playing is highly sensitive and musical”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 8 January 2015

Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 9 in D major, K311 (K284c)

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor "Pathétique", Op.13

Chopin, 3 Mazurkas, Op.56

Chopin, 3 Waltzes, Op.64

Chopin, Polonaise no. 5 in F sharp minor, Op.44

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Yearning and longing: Gražinytė-Tyla and Blechacz at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 20th January

Rafał Blechacz returned to the Concertgebouw to perform Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo.

***11

Iván Fischer works his Mendelssohn magic in Lucerne

Sarah Batschelet, 31st March

The Lucerne Festival Orchestra excels in a concert of works by youthful composers, with Rafał Blechacz playing Chopin.

*****

Superb in Chopin... and more: Rafał Blechacz at Wigmore Hall

Roy Westbrook, 21st January

On top of all his skill and eloquence throughout, Rafał Blechacz still sounded born to play Chopin.

****1

Le raffinement et les surprises de Rafał Blechacz au TCE

Alain Lompech, 13th June

L'ancien impétrant du Concours Chopin de Varsovie a donné un récital Beethoven-Schubert-Chopin captivant et frustrant, se montrant capable de franches réussites comme de fautes inexplicables.

***11

La Joven Orquesta de Canarias en Tenerife: una feliz realidad

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 4th July

La Joven Orquesta de Canarias da buena cuenta de su excelente capacidad bajo la batuta de Víctor Pablo Pérez.

****1

Le joli piano de Rafał Blechacz dans un bien curieux récital

Alain Lompech, 15th March

Dans un programme Chopin-Debussy-Mozart-Szymanowski agencé curieusement, le musicien polonais échoue à convaincre malgré des qualités pianistiques indubitables.

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Nahoko Gotoh

Nahoko is a UK-based Japanese music journalist with a background in musicology. She writes regularly for various Japanese media including Ongaku no tomo and Mostly Classic magazines.