The stillness of a volcano: Nikolai Lugansky in Rome recital

By Elena Luporini, 17 March 2022

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“his remarkable ability to conjure up worlds in the span of a few minutes”

Reviewed at Auditorium Parco della Musica di Roma: Sala Sinopoli, Rome on 16 March 2022

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 23 in F minor "Appassionata", Op.57

Franck, Prelude, Chorale and Fugue

Rachmaninov, Études-tableaux: selection

Nikolai Lugansky, Piano

Rhetoric over romance in Nikolai Lugansky's Chopin in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 12th February

Ludovic Morlot conducts the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra in three classics from the Romantic era: Berlioz, Chopin and Schumann.

***11

A superb end-of-season jamboree for the Philharmonia

Christopher Woodley, 11th June

Nikolai Lugansky's barnstorming performance of Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto is the centrepiece of the Philharmonia's end-of-season concert.

*****

Injecting new life into iconic Rachmaninov and Elgar

Nick Boston, 29th October

The RPO, in great form under Petrenko, deliver exciting Auerbach and propulsive Elgar, with Lugansky shining bright in Rachmaninov.

****1

Singing vocal lines plus phenomenal power in Lugansky's Rachmaninov

Nick Boston, 20th March

Nikolai Lugansky demonstrates variety and depth, with lyrical melodies, ringing bells and crazy virtuosity in a captivating all-Rachmaninov recital at Wigmore Hall.

*****

Chausson the surprise standout in Sokhiev's Berlin Phil concert

Phillip Nones, 25th September

Rimsky-Korsakov and Rachmaninov may be bread-and-butter repertoire for pianist Nikolai Lugansky and conductor Tugan Sokhiev, but the stellar presentation at this Berlin Philharmonic concert was Chausson's Symphony in B flat major.

****1

Poetic Rachmaninov from Lugansky and the Philharmonia

Mark Pullinger, 3rd November

In an all-Russian matinee, the Philharmonia presents excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s ballet that lack a dance element, but Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto soars.

***11

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Elena Luporini

After completing their Master's degree in Musicology in Rome, Elena has now moved to Berlin to dedicate themselves to more things musical. With a publication on Béla Bartók and a seminar at the Humboldt-Universität underway, their interests mostly veer toward 20th-century opera, with some forays into queer musicology. Some of their latest undertakings also include oboe lessons, stencil-making and tea-making.