Drought-laden LA filled with Grimaud's aqueous coloring

By Christie Grimstad, 14 April 2015

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Reviewed at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles on 14 April 2015

Berio, Six Encores for piano: Wasserklavier

Takemitsu, Rain Tree Sketch II

Fauré, Barcarolle no. 5 in F sharp minor, Op.66

Ravel, Jeux d'eau

Albéniz, Iberia, Bk II: Almeria

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Troisième année: Les jeux d'eaux à la villa d'Este, S 163 no. 4

Janáček, In the Mists

Debussy, Préludes, Bk 1 no. 10: La Cathédrale engloutie (The Sunken Cathedral)

Brahms, Piano Sonata no. 2 in F sharp minor, Op.2

Hélène Grimaud, Piano

Grimaud’s glittering Gershwin highlights Pittsburgh Symphony program

Sam Jacobson, 7th November

Domingo Hindoyan’s Pittsburgh Symphony debuts spans sharp contrasts from Gershwin’s piano concerto to Franck’s symphony.

***11

No podiums required: Camerata Salzburg and Hélène Grimaud in Berlin

Elena Luporini, 19th May

Who needs conductors when you've got synergy? The Camerata Salzburg and Hélène Grimaud bring Mozart and Brahms to Berlin's Philharmonie.

****1

Unexpected delights abound with Grimaud and the Philadelphia Orchestra

Cameron Kelsall, 27th February

Yannick Nézet-Séguin smartly surrounds a guaranteed crowd-pleaser – Brahms’ First Piano Concerto – with less familiar works by Julia Wolfe and Louise Farrenc.

*****

Hélène Grimaud splendidly unites “The Three Bs” in Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 17th October

Hélène Grimaud's Singapore recital sonorously unites Hans von Bülow’s “three Bs of music” – Bach, Beethoven and Brahms.

*****

Hrůša, Grimaud and the Bamberg Symphony dazzle at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 24th April

In his Carnegie Hall debut, the young Czech conductor leads a meaty and memorable program of Brahms and Wagner, with joined by Hélène Grimaud for Robert Schumann’s sole Piano Concerto.

*****

Hélène Grimaud's delicious Mozart a highlight in Philadelphia

Linda Holt, 10th December

Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Philadelphia Orchestra give the world premiere of Esteban Benzecry’s MUYUY, The circle of life before a performance of Florence Price's Fourth Symphony.

***11

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Christie Grimstad

Graduate from Emory University, Christie Grimstad has been a Type 1 diabetic for over 39 years and is an accomplished endurance athlete (completing Ironman Hawaii, Eco Challenge, double centuries) and motivational speaker. Christie’s early age piano compositions led him into becoming a self-taught artist. Art subjects include pointillism surrounding opera and classical music and recycled three dimensional works with exhibition venues in Laguna Beach, Balboa Island and Newport Beach. An avid backpacker, cyclist, swimmer and runner, Christie supplements his current interests with learning of the Bournonville ballet technique. Christie has been a classical music critic for over 11 years.

Drought-laden LA filled with Hélène Grimaud's aqueous coloring