The 5 Browns: More than Just 5 Pianos

By Kay Kempin, 21 October 2013

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Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 18 October 2013

Holst, The Planets, Op.32 (arr. Greg Anderson)

Lutosławski, Variations on a theme by Paganini, for piano and orchestra

Novacek, Reflections on Shenandoah (New York Premiere)

Kapustin, 8 Concert Etudes Op. 40 (no. 3 "Toccatina")

Stravinsky, Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (arr. Jeffrey Shumway)

Chopin, Nocturne no. 13 in C minor, Op.48 no.1

Rachmaninov, 2 pieces for Six hands

Muczynski, Toccata, Op.15

Saint-Saëns, Danse macabre (arr. Greg Anderson)

The 5 Browns, Piano

Saariaho’s Notes on Light receives its Berlin premiere

Elena Luporini, 29th April

Sakari Oramo and Annsi Karttunen bring Northern lights and folklore to the Philharmonie, closing on a touch of Czech optimism with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony.

***11

Requiem to a troubled genius at the Southbank’s Multitudes

Chris Garlick, 29th April

As part of the Southbank Centre's Multitudes festival, Unnatural Harmony: Sounds of Lee Alexander McQueen offers a multimedia tribute to the life and creative vision of the iconic British fashion designer.

****1

Steve Reich at 90 celebrated in Liverpool

Pwyll ap Sion, 29th April

A compelling concert at Liverpool’s Tung Auditorium offers a striking Josephine Stephenson’s UK premiere, dazzling John Adams and Steve Reich’s mesmerising Reich/Richter.

*****

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

Wretches like us: the LPO’s concert Wozzeck cuts to the quick

Peter Quantrill, 25th April

Beautifully prepared singing and playing brings out the tender side to Berg's modernist classic as part of the Southbank Centre’s Multitudes festival.

****1

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Kay Kempin

Flying the flag for all things classical, jazz and a bit experimental, Kay is an amateur pianist and musical scribbler. Kay has her Masters in Culture, Policy and Management from City University, London, and currently works as a fundraiser for the performing arts in New York City.