A joint recital debut for Zlatomir Fung and Mishka Rushdie Momen

By Edward Sava-Segal, 21 October 2021

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“Rushdie Momen’s assertive pianism successfully supplemented Fung’s inspired reading”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Weill, New York City on 19 October 2021

Schumann, Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op.70

Schubert, Sonata in A minor "Arpeggione", D.821

Dvořák, From the Bohemian Forest (Ze Sumavy): Silent Woods, Op.68 no.5

Franck, Violin Sonata in A major (transcr. for cello by Delsart)

Zlatomir Fung, Cello

Mishka Rushdie Momen, Piano

Rapturous devotion: Steven Isserlis and friends in Sheffield

Phil Parker, 23rd May

Late works, shadowed by death but transfigured by joy, leave the Sheffield audience enthralled at the playing of the Isserlis-Duval-Rushdie Momen trio.

*****

In the realm of fantasy: Mishka Rushdie Momen in Sheffield

Steve Draper, 15th January

The fantasia proved an anchoring theme for this rising young pianist's varied, satisfying recital programme.

****1

Stylish Haydn, flinty Schumann from the RPO

Alexander Hall, 21st February

A young cellist impresses in Haydn's C major concerto, but the same key in Schumann's Second Symphony exposes weaknesses in the conductor's approach.

**111

In Brighton, Tchaikovsky's Fifth lifts Gergely Madaras' LPO debut

Nick Boston, 11th February

Madaras and the LPO rise above the routine in Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, with an engaging performance of the Rococo Variations from Zlatomir Fung.

***11

Eduardo Strausser “a conductor of the spirit” at the Kauffman Center

Hilary Stroh, 4th February

Tchaikovsky Gold Medallist Zlatamoir Fung also makes his Kansas City debut playing the Rococo Variations.

****1

LA Phil celebrates the California spirit with Andrés Orozco-Estrada

Cameron Kelsall, 3rd May

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

****1

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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.

Carnegie Hall: Zlatomir Fung and Mishka Rushdie Momen drape transcriptions in a golden glow