Kolesnikov defines Celestial Navigation at Park Avenue Armory

Pavel Kolesnikov

By Edward Sava-Segal, 25 May 2023

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“the piano navigates between clearly defined havens, but the overall trip is full of mystery”

Reviewed at Park Avenue Armory, New York City on 24 May 2023

Couperin, Pavanne in F sharp minor

Messiaen, Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus: Regard de l'étoile

Chopin, Nocturne no. 8 in D flat major, Op.27 no.2

Messiaen, Prélude no. 1: La colombe

Chopin, Nocturne no. 19 in E minor, Op.72 no.1

Messiaen, Prélude

Chopin, Nocturne no. 7 in C sharp minor, Op.27 no.1

Ravel, Miroirs: Une barque sur l'océan

Adès, Darknesse visible

Schubert, Four Impromptus, D.935

Pavel Kolesnikov, Piano

An evening of exceptional performances from Chauhan and the BSO

David Truslove, 10th January

Music by Elgar, Liszt and Brahms form an attractive and scrupulously prepared programme, delivered with great aplomb by Alpesh Chauhan and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

*****

From Evil Empire to Grail Fellowship: The Symphony Orchestra of India

Roy Westbrook, 8th December

Richard Farnes conducts Andrew Gourlay's symphonic suite drawn from Wagner's Parsifal as the Symphony Orchestra of India returns to Cadogan Hall.

****1

Full English: Sinfonia of London provides sustenance at Snape

Roy Westbrook, 18th June

Elgar's Second Symphony crowns an all -English programme by John Wilson and his Sinfonia of London at the Aldeburgh Festival.

****1

Intrigue in outer space plus a pair of Russian favourites in Hong Kong

Christopher Halls, 9th March

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta intrigues with the world premiere of Lam Lai's There is no place like home (beta), impresses in Shostakovich’s brooding Chamber Symphony, while Pavel Kolesnikov proves a fine soloist in Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

***11

Transcendental Goldbergs from De Keersmaeker and Kolesnikov

Graham Watts, 6th September

De Keersmaeker’s career-long exploration of the interrelationship between music and movement continues at Sadler's Wells with pianist Pavel Kolesnikov.

****1

Dazzling virtuosity from Wilson, Kolesnikov and the Sinfonia of London

Mark Valencia, 20th November

A rare outing for Britten's Piano Concerto in the opening concert of the Britten Weekend in Suffolk.

*****

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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.

Pavel Kolesnikov defines a Celestial Navigation of his own at Park Avenue Armory