Mao Fujita: weaving delicate sound tapestries at Carnegie Hall

Mao Fujita

Mao Fujita in Carnegie Hall

By Edward Sava-Segal, 11 November 2024

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“one had the palpable impression of a breeze among cherry blossoms”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 10 November 2024

Yashiro, 24 Preludes (selection)

Scriabin, Fantasie in B minor, Op.28

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Sonetto del Petrarca no. 104, S 161 no. 5

Liszt, Années de pèlerinage, Deuxième année, Italie: Après une lecture du Dante. Fantasia quasi sonata, S.161 no.7

Mozart, 12 Variations in C major on "Ah vous dirai-je, maman", K265 (K300e)

Beethoven, 32 Variations on an original theme in C minor for piano, WoO 80

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

Scriabin, Prelude in B flat major, Op.11 no.21

Mendelssohn, Song without words in B flat major, Op.62 no.2

Glazunov, Étude in E minor, Op.31 no.2

Mao Fujita, Piano

Mao Fujita takes the plunge into Romanticism at Wigmore Hall

Mark Pullinger, 2nd January

The Japanese pianist’s Mozart is highly regarded, but how would he fair in a programme ranging from Beethoven to Brahms, culminating in Liszt's greatest Wagnerian transcription?

****1

Mao Fujita and Semyon Bychkov deliver a virtuoso pairing in Prague

Frank Kuznik, 2nd October

A daunting program of Strauss and Shostakovich showcases conductor Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic at their very best.

*****

Mao Fujita’s Mozart and Myung‑whun Chung’s Fantastique in Seoul

SangKwon Lee, 29th August

An evening at the Seoul Arts Center in which clarity matters as much as volume and the most telling virtuosity comes from a refusal to grandstand.

****1

Heavenly Mozart plus a cadenza world premiere from Mao Fujita

Charlotte Gardner, 20th March

In the second of his Mozart concerto appearances with the Philharmonia, Mao Fujita plays the heavenly Piano Concerto no. 25 in C major.

*****

Czech Philharmonic's resounding Glagolitic Mass at the BBC Proms

Alexander Hall, 28th August

Jakub Hrůša and his Czech forces give an impressive account of a mass which with its ecclesiastical elements, yet pantheistic spirit and visceral energy points towards a more secular age.

****1

Chailly reigns supreme with Fujita and the Royal Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 8th March

Chailly's energy and vitality is inspirational on his return to Amsterdam for an all-Rachmaninov concert.

****1

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.