Marc-André Hamelin makes his mark as composer-pianist in Toronto

By Stanley Fefferman, 30 January 2013

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Reviewed at St Lawrence Centre For The Arts: Jane Mallett Theatre, Toronto on 22 January 2013

Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36

Bach, Fantasia and Fugue "Grand" in G Minor, BWV542

Fauré, Impromptu no. 2 in F minor, Op.31

Fauré, Barcarolle no.3 in G flat major, Op.42

Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

Hamelin, Variations on a theme by Paganini

Rachmaninov, Prelude in G major, Op.32 no.5

Rachmaninov, Prelude in G sharp minor, Op.32 no.12

Rachmaninov, Piano Sonata no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.36

Marc-André Hamelin, Piano

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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

Toronto Symphony burns down the barn with Messiaen's Turangalîla

Gianmarco Segato, 4th May

Gustavo Gimeno, Marc-André Hamelin and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra raise the roof with Messiaen’s epic – and eclectic – Turangalîla-Symphonie.

****1

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Stanley Fefferman

Stanley Fefferman is Professor Emeritus at York University, Toronto. He is active in classical, new music, and jazz circles as a writer and accredited performance photographer. His work is archived on Canadian sites The Live Music Report.com, Showtimemagazine.ca, and OpusOneReview.com. His website is here.