Risk and reward: Marmen Quartet in Sheffield

By Phil Parker, 25 March 2023

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“the Marmens succeeded in wringing every last drop of turbulent yearning and passion”

Reviewed at Upper Chapel, Sheffield on 24 March 2023

Mozart, String Quartet in E flat major, K428 (K421b)

Janáček, String Quartet no. 2, "Intimate Letters"

Beethoven, String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, "Razumovsky", Op.59 no.2

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Marmen and Viano String Quartets split First Prize at Banff

Laurence Vittes, 1st September

Three young string quartets competing for first prize at the the13th Banff International String Quartet Competition played so well that they took the jurors into double overtime.

Reexperimentación de la música clásica: Cuartetos Marmen & Diotima

Maria Sánchez, 18th September

Quatuor Diotima y Marmen Quartet festejaron la consagración del repertorio clásico reformulado desde una nueva escucha, con una opera prima de por medio

*****

Dazzling Prokofiev from Alim Beisembayev and the RLPO

Peter Connors, 26th April

In an all-Russian programme in Liverpool, Alim Beisembayev gives a breathtaking performance of Prokofiev's fiendishly difficult Second Piano Concerto.

****1

A Evgeny Kissin tour de force in Boston

Kevin Wells, 25th April

Andrey Boreyko makes an impressive debut with the Boston Symphony, where Evgeny Kissin performs in not one, but two piano concertos.

****1

Peter Whelan and Carlos Ferreira ignite Brahms and Weber in Dublin

Andrew Larkin, 24th April

Peter Whelan drew rare urgency and transparency from Brahms, while Carlos Ferreira’s lyrical finesse elevated Weber beyond expectation.

*****

Yunchan Lim at Carnegie Hall: unmooring musical time

Edward Sava-Segal, 24th April

Schubert and Scriabin are shaped by expansion and suspension in the Korean pianist’s Carnegie Hall recital.

****1

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Phil Parker

Phil is a retired A-level English teacher who is now able to devote his life to things he really wants to do with his time. These include, but are not limited to: writing short fiction (his first collection, Girl with Fan, was published in late 2023), singing, creating programme notes for his choir’s concerts, volunteering, cooking, reading, and attending all home games at his beloved Manchester City. Alongside these is listening to classical music (live, on disc and on the radio), a lifetime’s love of which was sparked at the age of 11 when he discovered Haydn.