Grosvenor in miniature at the National Concert Hall, Dublin

By Andrew Larkin, 10 April 2013

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Reviewed at National Concert Hall: Main Stage, Dublin on 27 March 2013

Bach, Flute Sonata in E flat major, BWV1031: Siciliano in G minor (arr. Wilhelm Kempff)

Bach, Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwoelfe - Cantata, BWV22 (Ertödt 'uns durch dein' Güte: transcription by Rummel)

Bach, Short Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV555 (arr. Siloti)

Bach, Violin sonata no. 3 in C major, BWV1005: Largo (arr. Saint-Saëns)

Bach, Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir - Cantata, BWV29 (Sinfonia: transcription by Saint-Saëns)

Chopin, Polonaise no. 5 in F sharp minor, Op.44

Chopin, Andante spianato et Grande Polonaise brillante, Op.22

Scriabin, 12 Mazurkas, Op.3 (selection)

Scriabin, Waltz in A flat major, Op.38

Granados, Valses poéticos

Schulz-Evler, Arabesques on Strauss' The Blue Danube

Benjamin Grosvenor, Piano

Petrenko’s searing Shostakovich overshadows Grosvenor’s Beethoven

Nick Boston, 3rd February

Stylish Beethoven from Benjamin Grosvenor and dramatic Ustvolskaya from Yuriy Yurchuk, but Petrenko and the RPO’s blistering Shostakovich steals the show.

****1

Sinfonia of London makes international debut at the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 25th November

British pianist Ben Grosvenor joins the Sinfonia of London in Amsterdam for Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto showcasing the very best of British talent

****1

Benjamin Grosvenor plays Pictures at an Exhibition at the Southbank

Roy Westbrook, 24th October

Benjamin Grosvenor tackles pianistic beasts by Chopin, Ravel and Mussorgsky in his Queen Elizabeth Hall recital.

****1

Nail-biting Shostakovich from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Dominic Lowe, 15th August

Before a searing performance of Shostakovich's Thirteenth from Ryan Bancroft and his Welsh forces, Benjamin Grosvenor delivers a terrific performance of Ravel's Piano Concerto in G major.

****1

Benjamin Grosvenor’s Ravel sparkles in Montreal

Ian Cochrane, 1st May

The British are coming! An exciting evening of Ravel and Vaughan Williams with conductor Andrew Manze and pianist Benjamin Grosvenor in Montreal.

****1

High voltage Shostakovich 10 from Elim Chan and the BBCSO

Mark Pullinger, 28th February

In the 50th anniversary year of Shostakovich's death, you'll be hard pushed to hear a more thrilling rendition of the Tenth Symphony.

****1

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Andrew Larkin

Andrew Larkin is a pianist, composer and teacher from Dublin. Educated at Dublin and at Cambridge, he has performed all around Europe and Mexico. He currently teaches piano and composition in Dublin.