Dark fantasies at the Oxford Chamber Music Festival

By Katy Wright, 19 October 2012

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Reviewed at Holywell Music Room, Oxford on 5 October 2012

Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit

Beethoven, Violin Sonata no. 10 in G major, Op.96

Tabakova, Midnight for Solo Piano

Schoenberg, Verklärte Nacht (Transfigured Night), Op.4

Priya Mitchell, Violin

Vilde Frang, Violin

Ilya Gringolts, Violin

Vladimir Mendelssohn, Viola

Maxim Rysanov, Viola

Julian Arp, Cello

Bjørg Lewis, Cello

Katya Apekisheva, Piano

Alasdair Beatson, Piano

Natacha Kudritskaya, Piano

A Lisbon line-up of Romantics

Laurence Vittes, 31st July

Katya Apekisheva and friends made a persuasive case for Hummel's Piano Quintet to be heard as a transitional grand romantic concerto deserving of belonging in such august company.

*****

Schubert, Schubert, Schubert in Lisbon

Laurence Vittes, 28th July

With more than a hundred Academy students hanging over their seats at the side of the hall like their equivalents in The Red Shoes 70 years ago, nine of the world's finest musicians took on Schubert in Lisbon.

*****

Impressive line-up at the London Piano Festival

Frances Wilson, 7th October

Still only in its second year, the London Piano Festival has already established itself as a major player in the capital’s music scene.

*****

A feast of phenomenal pianism

Frances Wilson, 8th October

A remarkable evening of exceptionally fine pianism and inventive programming, featuring seven of the UK's leading pianists in rich and varied repertoire.

*****

Brian Cox and Oxford May Music present The Planets

Katy Wright, 2nd May

Oxford May Music has been fusing arts and science for six years now. Thursday’s concert was evidence of this interdisciplinary ethos. Themed around “The Planets”, the evening combined a two-piano version of Gustav Holst’s suite with a talk by physicist Brian Cox.

***11

Having fun raising funds: Chamber music in aid of St George's Bristol

David Fay, 24th January

St George’s Bristol is an extraordinary venue. Renowned for its unbeatable acoustic amongst performers and listeners alike, there is something unique about it that cannot be attributed to its sonic qualities alone.

*****

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Katy Wright

As News Editor at Rhinegold, Katy contributes news pieces and longer features to publications including Classical Music, Music Teacher and International Piano (both digital and print editions). She writes on a freelance basis for publications including Sinfini Music and TEMPO.