“The Piano Quartet”: unconventionally strong and tangy

By Julien Hanck, 17 September 2016

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“Finckel looked like a 19th-century Italian nobleman caught in the midst of war”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 16 September 2016

Mahler, Piano Quartet in A minor

Schumann, Piano Quartet in E flat Major, Op.47

Brahms, Piano Quartet no. 1 in G minor, Op.25

Boulanger, American Visions

Daniel Hope, Violin

Paul Neubauer, Viola

David Finckel, Cello

Wu Han, Piano

Music@Menlo: Launching Beethoven

Laurence Vittes, 17th July

With the eternally young Gilbert Kalish leading the way, the festival's all-star roster delighted an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Center for the Performing Arts audience.

*****

A transatlantic bridge: The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center in Dresden

Max Woods, 5th June

Taking a “transatlantic bridge” as their theme for the evening, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center featured music by Ravel, Gershwin, Korngold and Antheil.

***11

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center: Dvořák and Brahms

Joseph Pfender, 13th January

The talent was top-shelf at Alice Tully Hall on Sunday evening, kicking off 2013 for the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center with a cello sonata by Brahms, and trios by Dvořák and Haydn. Emerson String Quartet violinist Philip Setzer joined co-artistic directors of the Society David Finckel on (cello) and Wu Han (piano).

***11

Music@Menlo: An impassioned chamber performance

Brenden Guy, 5th August

The seventh of the Concert Programs at the annual Music@Menlo summer chamber music festival was entitled “Impassioned.

***11

The Romance of the Clarinet: Trios at the Lincoln Center

Amanda Keil, 31st January

It’s difficult to find criticism for a concert like this. Three venerable musicians who are familiar colleagues meet over three gorgeous pieces of music – what’s not to love? And a program of three clarinet trios is like a three-course meal of desserts.

***11

Music@Menlo: Launching Beethoven

Laurence Vittes, 17th July

With the eternally young Gilbert Kalish leading the way, the festival's all-star roster delighted an enthusiastic and knowledgeable Center for the Performing Arts audience.

*****

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Julien Hanck

Âgé de vingt-trois ans, Julien Hanck suit un parcours atypique. Ce n’est qu’après ses classes préparatoires en mathématiques au lycée Louis-le-Grand qu’il se tourne entièrement vers la musique. Parallèlement à ses études d'ingénieur à l'ESPCI et à son activité au sein de l'association "Le Cercle des Mélomanes" dont il est le fondateur, il joue régulièrement en soliste et en musique de chambre. Pianiste invité des Déconcertants, et désormais directeur artistique de l'ensemble, il assure à Paris la recréation française du Concerto pour piano et cordes d’Alfred Schnittke. Julien collabore également avec Diapason magazine, Jeanine Roze Production, et France Musique, pour lequel il a été producteur de l'émission "été classique" au mois de juillet.

“The Piano Quartet” at Wigmore Hall: unconventionally strong and tangy