Fine chamber playing from Budapest's visiting musicians in Edinburgh

By Alan Coady, 14 August 2015

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Reviewed at Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh on 14 August 2015

Prokofiev, Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op.34

Poulenc, Sextet for piano and wind quintet, FP 100

Bartók, Piano Quintet

Dénes Várjon, Piano

Violetta Eckhardt, Violin

Victor Aviat, Oboe

Ákos Ács, Clarinet

Major Mozart with Hungarian guests at the Singapore Symphony

Chang Tou Liang, 15th May

Gábor Káli and pianist Dénes Várjon appear with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra for a last hurrah before another pandemic shutdown.

*****

Bouquets in an empty hall: Concerto Budapest's Beethoven Day

Zoltán Szabó, 28th November

The marathon chamber concert leg of the Beethoven Day in Budapest's Liszt Academy featured artists such as Miklós Perényi, Dénes Várjon and the Hungarian Quartet.

****1

West Cork Chamber Music Festival ends in style

Michael Roddy, 7th July

British cellist Laura van der Heijden proved herself to be the sister of soul on the cello for the second night in succession.

*****

Mendelssohn multiplied at Wigmore Hall

Sophia Lambton, 24th July

Violinist Joshua Bell and cellist Steven Isserlis came together with three other players to showcase the composer’s chamber music.

**111

Franz Liszt: from exuberance to ascesticism

Frances Wilson, 7th October

An insightful and engaging talk by Alfred Brendel on Liszt's B minor Sonata was followed by an intelligent and colourful performance by pianist Dénes Varjon.

****1

Dénes Várjon in Montréal recital

Christina Volpini, 19th February

Featuring Classical to Modernist piano repertoire, the evening was a display of varying styles and challenges that demonstrated Várjon’s adaptability.

****1

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Alan Coady

Alan has taught classical guitar in East Lothian schools since 1982. A graduate in Music of the then Huddersfield Polytechnic, he has a soft spot for the contemporary. He also writes a Musical Blog, where the special interest is the intersection of music/language/science.