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

By Olivia Bell, 05 April 2018

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“A well-controlled blaze”

Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 2 April 2018

Schumann, Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op.70

Brahms, Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, Op.99

Tsintsadze, Five Pieces on Folk Themes for cello and piano

Massenet, Thaïs: Méditation

Albéniz, Suite española: Asturias (leyenda)

Shchedrin, In the style of Albeniz, Op.52

Cassadó, Requiebros

Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

Oxana Shevchenko, Piano

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.

*****

Griff nach den Sternen?

Rolf Kyburz, 10th April

Die Musik hat als solche beeindruckt, und ein bleibendes Erlebnis war das Konzert für die Musizierenden allemal.

Aloÿs Fornerod – vergessen?

Rolf Kyburz, 5th December

Schweizer Hochschulorchester nimmt sich weitgehend vernachlässigter Musik an, die zwar unbekannt aber durchaus hörenswert ist.

***11

Christoph Croisé und Oxana Shevchenko geben Tonhalle-Debüt

Rolf Kyburz, 7th November

Im Tonhallen-Debüt der jungen Musiker ging nie die Spannung verloren.

****1

Riddling with Shostakovich 15 at the Konzerthaus

Mark Pullinger, 4th May

Nikita Boris-Glebsky, Narek Hakhnazaryan and Georgy Tchaidze are joined in Vienna by a trio of percussionists to unlock the secrets behind Shostakovich's enigmatic final symphony.

****1

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

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Olivia Bell

Olivia has recently graduated as Senior choral Scholar from Queens' College, Cambridge, where she read English and became Culture Editor at the Tab. A freelance soprano, she currently works as a content editor at the Telegraph.

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