María Dueñas: outstanding talent and poise at Carnegie Hall

María Dueñas

María Dueñas and Alexander Malofeev

María Dueñas, Alexander Malofeev and Gabriela Ortiz

By Edward Sava-Segal, 23 October 2024

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“with her gorgeous sound... and her immaculate technique, Dueñas is already at the top”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Weill, New York City on 22 October 2024

Szymanowski, Sonata in D minor for violin and piano, Op.9

Ortiz, De Cuerda y Madera

Franck, Violin Sonata in A major

von Vecsey, Valse triste

Piazzolla, Maria de Buenos Aires: Yo Soy Maria (arr. Spindler / Dueñas)

Debussy, Beau soir (arr. Risslanda)

María Dueñas, Violin

Alexander Malofeev, Piano

Electrifying Prokofiev from Malofeev, Lintu and the BBCSO

Chris Garlick, 16th February

Malofeev combines a caressing lyricism, never exaggerated, with glittering percussive accuracy in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto.

****1

Alexander Malofeev dazzles in mixed OSM program

Ian Cochrane, 23rd September

The youthful phenomenon mesmerises his Montreal audience in Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto.

***11

Alexander Malofeev impresses with Rachmaninov and more in Naples

Lorenzo Fiorito, 14th February

An all-Russian programme from Alexander Malofeev and Dan Ettinger, held at the Teatro Politeama in Naples as the San Carlo is temporarily closed for refurbishment.

****1

Fanfare for an Uncommon Conductor: MTT closes the Tanglewood season

Kevin Wells, 27th August

Aaron Copland was friend and mentor to the young Tilson Thomas and his Third Symphony receives an affectionate performance as the conductor returns to his roots.

****1

Malofeev's Prokofiev thrills with the Buffalo Philharmonic

Phillip Nones, 4th March

In a welcome reminder of what Russia can be at its best, Alexander Malofeev, JoAnn Falletta and the Buffalo Philharmonic present memorable scores by Prokofiev and Scriabin.

****1

Rare Rimsky in rousing rendition from Kirill Karabits at The Anvil

Mark Pullinger, 28th January

Antar could almost be taken as a dry run for Rimsky-Korsakov's masterpiece, Scheherazade and it impressed in this performance by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

***11

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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.