Absolute conviction: Alina Ibragimova and friends

By Chris Garlick, 07 April 2025

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“both string players finding something beyond the notes in their controlled intensity”

Reviewed at Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on 6 April 2025

Shostakovich, Piano Trio no. 2 in E minor, Op.67

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time)

Alina Ibragimova, Violin

Marie-Elisabeth Hecker, Cello

Matthew Hunt, Clarinet

Cédric Tiberghien, Piano

Sensational Franco-Russian evening from Kobekina and Tiberghien

Susannah Moody, 9th January

Anastasia Kobekina and Cedric Tiberghien treat Wigmore Hall to a night of flair, flitting between their two homelands.

*****

From life to death: Strauss frames Karina Canellakis' LPO programme

Roy Westbrook, 25th October

Richard Strauss, self-styled "first-class second-rate" composer, has been having a moment in London with several tone poems on show.

****1

Ibragimova, Tiberghien and the Doric Quartet offer Gallic delights

Mark Valencia, 30th March

From the tragically short-lived Guillaume Lekeu to Ernest Chausson's big-boned Concert via Debussy's sole string quartet, a tremendous evening at Wigmore Hall.

****1

Celebratory Mozart and glittering Ravel light up Singapore

Chang Tou Liang, 11th November

Cédric Tiberghien and Carlos Kalmar dispel the gloom with performances to delight the ear.

****1

Robust performances from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien

David Truslove, 5th October

Powerfully communicated accounts of early 20th century, Gallic-permeated music combining the familiar with the rarely heard.

****1

Cédric Tiberghien draws musical depth from variations at Wigmore Hall

Linda Holt, 1st February

The French pianist reveals the hidden depth in variations by Beethoven, Schumann and Webern.

*****

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.

Absolute conviction: Alina Ibragimova and friends in Shostakovich and Messiaen