Eric Lu explores the darkness of the soul in Schubert at the QEH

By Alexander Hall, 16 January 2023

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“thundering octaves announcing the presence of hobgoblins and other creatures of the night”

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 15 January 2023

Chopin, Polonaise no. 1 in C sharp minor, Op.26 no.1

Chopin, Waltz no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.64 no.2

Chopin, Waltz no. 13 in D flat major, Op.70 no.3

Chopin, Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1

Mozart, Piano Sonata no. 8 in A minor, K310 (K300d)

Schubert, Piano Sonata no. 20 in A major, D.959

Chopin, Prélude in D flat major “Raindrop”, Op.28 no.15

Eric Lu, Piano

Chopin Competition winner Eric Lu lives up to the hype in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 3rd December

Chopin competition winner Eric Lu impresses and thrills in Singapore recital

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Eric Lu plumbs the depths at Wigmore Hall

Alexander Hall, 10th March

Eric Lu's Schubert is always special: full of the existential elements that make this composer so rewarding. Other pieces by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn and Prokofiev make up a varied recital.

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Kerem Hasan conducts an exhilarating Tchaikovsky Fifth in Tokyo

Nahoko Gotoh, 18th June

Exciting Tchaikovsky from the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, while Leeds winner Eric Lu is the sensitive soloist in Chopin's Second Concerto.

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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla and Eric Lu say “So long!” to winter in Stockholm

Linda Holt, 25th February

Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto is programmed with two works by composers esteemed in their era, but largely forgotten by concert goers over the past half-century.

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A shimmering kaleidoscope of sonority from the ONL

Mark Thomas, 29th January

Clarity and colour from Alexandre Bloch and the Orchestre National de Lille in Debussy and Ravel, with an elegant and majestic Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto from Eric Lu.

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Prom 57: Shanghai Symphony Orchestra makes its Proms debut

Rohan Shotton, 1st September

The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra bring an entertaining programme of Mozart and Rachmaninov to the Proms, followed by an unexpected “Gift from China to the UK”.

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Alexander Hall

Alexander Hall divides his time between London and Hamburg, where he had a career in academic administration and teaching. He reviews for Bachtrack and Opera Today, and has also reviewed for Classical Source. A connoisseur of the great orchestras of the world, his musical memories stretch back to Karajan/Berlin Phil, Mravinsky/Leningrad Phil, Bernstein/Vienna Phil, and he has seen most of the great conductors from the past, including Böhm, Klemperer, Kubelik, Ormandy and Szell.