Marc-André Hamelin at Carnegie Hall

By David Allen, 28 January 2014

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Zankel, New York City on 27 January 2014

Hamelin, Barcarolle (NY Premiere)

Medtner, Piano Sonata no. 7 in E minor, "Night Wind", Op.25 no.2

Schubert, Four Impromptus, D.935

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

Marc-André Hamelin surveys two centuries of piano sonatas

Sam Jacobson, 5th May

From Haydn and Beethoven to Weinberg and Rachmaninov, Marc-André Hamelin reveals the piano sonata as a form of breadth, flexibility and expressive power.

****1

Amy Beach’s Gaelic returns to Philadelphia after 100-year absence

Cameron Kelsall, 12th March

Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the Philadelphia Orchestra’s latest concert also features Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto with Marc-André Hamelin.

****1

The sublime and the rambunctious: Marc-André Hamelin in Sydney recital

Zoltán Szabó, 15th September

Two mighty piano sonatas bookend Marc-André Hamelin's concert at Sydney's City Recital Hall.

****1

Memory and timelessness: Marc-André Hamelin’s poetic piano wizardry

Michelle Assay, 23rd February

Canadian superstar pianist Marc-André Hamelin amazes and moves while hardly breaking sweat in recital at London's Southbank Centre.

*****

Takács Quartet explores folk-inflected repertoire in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 23rd January

At the Cleveland Chamber Music Society, the Takács Quartet collaborates with Marc-André Hamelin in works by Price and Dvořák.

***11

Hamelin’s bracing Ives anchors memorable Cleveland recital

Sam Jacobson, 19th November

Marc-André Hamelin opens his recital with the uncompromising demands of Ives’ Concord Sonata, followed by suites of Schumann and Ravel.

****1

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David Allen

David is a PhD student at Columbia University, where he studies international history. A lapsed pianist and organist, he writes on concerts on both sides of the Atlantic, and blogs at Unpredictable Inevitability.

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