Supergroup Messiaen at Wigmore Hall

By Roy Westbrook, 04 June 2017

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 2 June 2017

Messiaen, Theme et Variations pour violin et piano

Schubert, Fantasy for violin and piano in C major, D.934

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time)

Janine Jansen, Violin

Torleif Thedéen, Cello

Martin Fröst, Clarinet

Lucas Debargue, Piano

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Edward Sava-Segal, 5th November

In a world where the interpretations of various pianists become indistinguishable, Debargue displays character in a recital which includes two towering, lyricism-imbued expressions of virtuosity.

****1

Unbelievable harmony at Carnegie Hall

Edward Sava-Segal, 7th December

Starting her Perspectives series, Janine Jansen invited three outstanding musicians to join her in 20th century repertoire.

*****

Jurowski and the LPO dig deep in Mahler

Alexander Hall, 12th October

Young French pianist Lucas Debargue and the Russian soprano Sofia Fomina join the LPO and Vladimir Jurowski for a programme of Haydn, Mozart and Mahler.

***11

Musical expressions of Pianoscope

Olga de Kort, 15th October

Friendschip, new discoveries and variety of musical expressions at the opening concert of the 10th Pianoscope Festival in Beauvais.

****1

Lucas Debargue beim Zürcher Kammerorchester: ein Pianist mit Zukunft

Thomas Schacher, 21st April

Seit dem „Skandal“ um seinen vierten Platz beim Tschaikowsky-Wettbewerb im Jahr 2015 geht die Karriere des französischen Pianisten steil aufwärts. In Zürich präsentiert er sich mit seinem Lieblingskomponisten Miłosz Magin.

****1

Un Pianoscope 2025 grand style avec Lucas Debargue et ses amis

Alain Lompech, 17th October

Trio de Ravel et Concerto de Schumann avec Lucas Debargue, double récital de Beatrice Berrut et Florian Noack, Concerto n° 2 de Brahms avec Jonathan Fournel : retour sur un festival à la programmation riche et variée.

****1

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Roy Westbrook

Roy Westbrook gained a diploma in music history at London University (Morley College) and was for some years the head of music day schools at Oxford University, where he also led music summer schools. After some years leading the University's business school he has returned to music teaching and writing, and recently took part in the Arts in Residence courses on Bruckner, Mahler and Bach He is co-author (with Terry Barfoot) of a history of opera, and has taught day schools on Sibelius in Oxford and elsewhere.