Riddling with Shostakovich 15 at the Konzerthaus

By Mark Pullinger, 05 May 2023

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“the Shostakovich was played with impish glee, particularly the insouciant Rossini quotations”

Reviewed at Konzerthaus: Mozart Saal, Vienna on 4 May 2023

Schubert, Piano Trio "Notturno" in E flat major, D.897

Beethoven, Piano Trio no. 5 in D major "Ghost", Op.70 no.1

Shostakovich, Symphony no. 15 in A major, Op.141 (arr. Derevianko)

Nikita Boriso-Glebsky, Violin

Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

Georgy Tchaidze, Piano

Vivi Vassileva, Percussion

Jürgen Leitner, Percussion

David Hödlmoser, Percussion

Narek Hakhnazaryan offers impassioned playing in Yerevan recital

Sam Jacobson, 14th March

Narek Hakhnazaryan presented a colorful slice of the cello repertoire in a recital comprised of works by Schumann, Mozart, Franck and a pair of composers from his native Armenia.

****1

Hakhnazaryan at Wigmore: a riotous jig with a touch of class

Olivia Bell, 2nd April

Hakhnazaryan’s programme was rich with meaty music.

*****

Soul Music: Narek Hakhnazaryan at King's Place

Mark Pullinger, 11th March

A splendid recital by Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan in King's Place's "Cello Unwrapped" series pays tribute to Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov.

*****

Prom 47: Classical excellence from Ulster Orchestra

Dominic Lowe, 21st August

Rafael Payare's energetic conducting of his Ulster Orchestra in Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Hellawell showed how fortunate Belfast is to still have this skilled musical force.

****1

Sydney Symphony tackles Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphony

Tony Burke, 6th May

Sydney's Indian Summer brightened by Russian themes.

*****

Narek Hakhnazaryan outshines star-cross'd lovers

Matthew Richard Martinez, 9th July

A remarkable debut from cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.

***11

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.

Riddling with Shostakovich 15: a chamber-sized cryptic puzzle at the Konzerthaus