Intimacy in letters and music: Beethoven with Sebastian Knauer at mozart@augsburg

By Philip May, 16 September 2013

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Reviewed at Fugger Castle Kircheim/Schwaben: Zedernsaal, Kirchheim in Schwaben on 8 September 2013

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 5 in C minor, Op.10 no.1

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 17 in D minor "Tempest", Op.31 no.2

Beethoven, Piano Sonata no. 14 in C sharp minor "Moonlight", Op.27 no.2

Hannelore Elsner, Narrator

Sebastian Knauer, Piano

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The Philhamonia Zürich’s concert of great American orchestral and song music meant a magical mix of the familiar and iconic.

***11

Russian Spring: Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style

Leighton Jones, 7th May

The music of Glinka, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky fills Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with mystery, intrigue and jollity.

****1

Classical grace and Romantic eloquence from the Philharmonia

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****1

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Seong-Jin Cho’s premise in Prokofiev is compelling – to reconcile Russian gravitational attack and monumental construction with clarity, colour and contrapuntal legibility.

***11

Marc-André Hamelin surveys two centuries of piano sonatas

Sam Jacobson, 5th May

From Haydn and Beethoven to Weinberg and Rachmaninov, Marc-André Hamelin reveals the piano sonata as a form of breadth, flexibility and expressive power.

****1

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

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The program features Maria Dueñas in Korngold's Violin Concerto and a moving tribute to LA native Michael Tilson Thomas

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Philip May

A twice graduate of the RWCMD (BMus & MMus), Philip developed a strong interest in both early and 20th century music, particularly the works of the Second Viennese School and the late William Alwyn. A pianist and ensemble musician, Philip plays with the TripTych Trio and has a particular interest in orchestral and chamber music.