Garrick Ohlsson: a rousing reprise in Prague

Garrick Ohlsson

By Frank Kuznik, 22 October 2023

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“crisp, unhurried, attuned to every nuance in the music”

Reviewed at Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague on 21 October 2023

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 6 in F major, Op.10 no. 2

Mamlok, 2000 Notes

Schubert, Fantasia in C major "Wanderer Fantasy", D.760

Chopin, Impromptu in F sharp major, Op.36

Chopin, Variations brillantes in B flat major on "je vends des scapulaires", Op.12

Chopin, Fantaisie in F minor, Op.49

Chopin, Ballade no. 1 in G minor, Op.23

Garrick Ohlsson, Piano

Singapore's belated Rachmaninov anniversary nod

Chang Tou Liang, 13th January

Rachmaninov's anniversary as celebrated by the Singapore Symphony proves a case of better late than never.

****1

Garrick Ohlsson’s Beethoven makes for a memorable night at ProMusica

Sam Jacobson, 10th December

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra joins forces with Garrick Ohlsson in a Beethoven concerto. Less familiar scores from Schubert and Julia Perry round off the program.

****1

Gripping tale of Lemminkäinen and a dazzling Rach 3 in Manchester

Peter Connors, 22nd April

In a concert consisting of two contrasting works, the BBC Philharmonic and John Storgårds gave a dramatic performance of Sibelius' Lemminkäinen Suite and Garrick Ohlsson offered a restrained but virtuosic account of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

****1

An old friend still impresses in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 11th April

Garrick Ohlsson returns to the scene of earlier triumphs for breathtaking Brahms with Emmanuel Villaume and PKF – Prague Philharmonia.

***11

Spring and storm clouds from Alan Gilbert and the Boston Symphony

Kevin Wells, 13th January

Alan Gilbert turns the usual concert format on its head, ending his program with Dvořák’s Carnival Overture to follow a trio of works new to the orchestra.

****1

The essence of life under Covid: Ellen Reid premiere in Seattle

Philippa Kiraly, 3rd February

Ellen Reid’s evocation of life under Covid restrictions captures its essence: boredom, frustration and seemingly endless continuance.

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.