From introspection to intoxication: the range of Boris Giltburg

Boris Giltburg

By Asher Rubenstein, 18 December 2023

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“the early preludes – sometimes bittersweet, sometimes agonising – were gorgeously shaped”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 16 December 2023

Chopin, 24 Préludes, Op.28

Rachmaninov, 13 Preludes, Op.32

Kreisler, Three Old Viennese Dances: Liebesleid (trans. Rachmaninov)

Rachmaninov, Prelude in G minor, Op.23 no.5

Boris Giltburg, Piano

Anja Bihlmaier conducts a powerful NSO programme in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 5th December

Scintillating Mozart meets soul-searching Bruckner as Anja Bihlmaier and the NSOI deliver a programme of vivid contrasts and compelling musical storytelling.

****1

Giltburg and Foster celebrate the Philharmonia’s 80th birthday

Nick Boston, 17th November

Boris Giltburg emphasising the expression in not one but two piano concertos, with commanding performances from Lawrence Foster and the Philharmonia.

****1

Intense Rachmaninov and illuminating Shostakovich in Gateshead

Nick Butters, 11th April

The Hallé’s Principal Conductor, Kahchun Wong, dances his way through an authoritative account of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony at the Glasshouse, Gateshead.

****1

Giltburg’s Beethoven enlightens the dark between Berg and Stravinsky

Roy Westbrook, 26th January

Vasily Petrenko frames his Royal Philharmonic Orchestra programme with Berg and Stravinsky, with Boris Giltburg playing Beethoven's Emperor Concerto in between.

****1

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra head to “London Town”

David Truslove, 21st February

An evening of two halves, each demonstrating different facets of conductor, soloist and orchestra in performances of Brahms and Vaughan Williams.

****1

The stuff of dreams and nightmares in Birmingham

Simon Cummings, 28th September

Michael Seal, Boris Giltburg and the CBSO present an evening of glamour and horror, pairing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the unforgettable anguish of Shostakovich’s Symphony no. 8.

*****

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Asher Rubenstein

Asher Rubenstein is a London-based pianist, studying Music at the University of Cambridge. He writes regularly for International Piano and volunteers at music festivals such as La Roque d’Anthéron. A devoted concertgoer and unapologetic pianophile, he’s on a mission to hear as many of the greats as time (and money) will allow. When absent from the concert hall, Asher can usually be found baking – and swimming to burn off his efforts.