Karina Gauvin at the Concertgebouw

By Nicolas Nguyen, 28 January 2014

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Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Recital Hall, Amsterdam on 27 January 2014

Haydn, The Mermaid's song, Hob XXVIa:25

Haydn, She never told her love, Hob XXVIa:34

Haydn, The spirit's song, Hob XXVIa:41

Vaughan Williams, Linden Lea

Vaughan Williams, The House of life: no. 2 Silent Noon

Quilter, Love's Philosophy, Op.3 no.1

Copland, Boatman's Dance

Copland, Old American Songs: The Dodger

Copland, Long Time ago

Copland, Simple Gifts

Copland, I Bought Me a Cat

Debussy, Nuit d'étoiles

Debussy, La Mandoline

Debussy, Beau soir

Debussy, Noël des enfants qui n'ont plus de maison

Ravel, Cinq mélodies populaires grecques

Bizet, The Pearl Fishers: De mon amie, fleur endormie

Bizet, Chant d'amour

Bizet, Adieux de l'hôtesse arabe

Bizet, Ouvre ton cœur

Karina Gauvin, Soprano

Maciej Pikulski, Piano

Karina Gauvin in Debussy’s unforgettable Ariettes

Nicolas Nguyen, 22nd March

In an eclectic program by Karina Gauvin and pianist Maciej Pikuski at the Concertgebouw’s recital hall, Debussy’s Forgotten Songs stand out.

***11

Urbieta-Vega y Pikulski en un relevante homenaje a Puccini

Francisco Martínez Ramos, 16th December

En el Teatro Liceo de Salamanca, la soprano Miren Urbieta-Vega y el pianista Maciej Pikulski presentaron un excelente recital dedicado a conmemorar el centenario de la muerte de Puccini.

****1

Pisaroni presenta un recital genuinamente germánico

Pablo FitzGerald Cerdán, 20th June

El barítono Luca Pisaroni acompañado por Maciej Pikulski debutan en el Ciclo de Lied del Teatro de la Zarzuela, con un programa paradigmático que incluía obras de Schubert, Beethoven y Mendelssohn.

*****

Natalie Dessay et Laurent Naouri

Arnaud Saura-Ziegelmeyer, 4th February

Habituée de la Halle aux Grains et du répertoire français, Natalie Dessay retrouvait la salle toulousaine cette fois-ci accompagné par Laurent Naouri et par le pianiste polonais Maciej Pikulski.

***11

A rare outing for Handel's Rodelinda in Rome

Pia Maltri, 22nd November

La Lira di Orfeo and Raffaele Pe bring Handel's opera in a concert performance to the Parco della Musica.

***11

Rafael Payare ignites a turbocharged Beethoven 9 with Montreal's OSM

Ian Cochrane, 31st May

The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and Rafael Payare offer up a thrilling Beethoven 9 to close the season.

****1

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Nicolas Nguyen

Nicolas is a French Amsterdammer, e-commerce professional and a bit of an opera buff. His experience in the area of music is that of a dilettante. His passion for the opera and vocal music comes from his love for both music and languages which are so perfectly combined in these art forms.

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