Pierre-Laurent Aimard stuns Singapore audience with piano shorts

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

Pierre-Laurent Aimard at the Victoria Concert Hall

By Chang Tou Liang, 12 June 2023

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Reviewed at Victoria Concert Hall, Singapore on 11 June 2023

Ligeti, Musica Ricercata

Beethoven, 7 Bagatelles for piano, Op.33

Beethoven, 11 Bagatelles for piano, Op.119

Debussy, Étude no. 3 pour les quartes

Debussy, Étude no. 7 pour les degrés chromatiques

Debussy, Etude no. 11 pour les arpèges composés

Chopin, Étude in F minor, Op.25 no.2

Chopin, Étude in D flat major, Op.25 no.8

Chopin, Étude in A minor “Winter Wind”, Op.25 no.11

Ligeti, Etude no. 7 "Galamb Borong"

Ligeti, Etude no. 8 "Fém"

Ligeti, Etude no. 6 "Automne à Varsovie"

Ligeti, Étude no. 2 "Cordes à vide"

Ligeti, Étude no. 4 "Fanfares"

Ligeti, Etude no. 13 "L'escalier du diable

Ligeti, Étude no. 10 "Der Zauberlehrling"

Ligeti, Trois bagatelles

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano

Salonen leads an electrifying Boulez tribute in New York

Susan Stempleski, 3rd October

The Philharmonic continues its celebration of the composer-conductor’s centennial with pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard as soloist in an innovative program juxtaposing selections by the modernist maestro with pieces by Debussy.

****1

Reflections on Ravel: a three-course piano feast in Ciboure

Mark Pullinger, 2nd September

At the Festival Ravel, Bertrand Chamayou, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Hyunji Kim perform all the solo piano works at the Église Saint-Vincent, a stone’s throw from the house where Ravel was born.

****1

A novel take on a familiar tune: Tianyi Lu conducts Tchaikovsky 5

Ian Cochrane, 12th March

Tianyi Lu triumphs in her return to Montreal with a distinctive approach to Tchaikovsky's Fifth. Pierre-Laurent Aimard gives a spirited performance of Bartók's Third Piano Concerto.

***11

Dazzlingly dexterous Ravel from Aimard and Vӓnskӓ in Philadelphia

Cameron Kelsall, 7th March

The Philadelphia Orchestra's concert also served as a tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas, who was to have conducted the performance before withdrawing for cancer treatment.

****1

Passion and precision: Aimard plays Schoenberg and Ives

David Grundy, 2nd September

Revolutionary music, a century on: Pierre-Laurent Aimard excels in Schoenberg and Ives.

****1

Elim Chan and the RSNO thrill in three-concerto programme

David Smythe, 18th August

At the Edinburgh International Festival, Alison Balsom plays Wynton Marsalis's Trumpet Concerto, Pierre-Laurent plays Schoenberg's Piano Concerto before the RSNO plays Lutosławski's lively Concerto for Orchestra to finish.

****1

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Chang Tou Liang

Chang Tou Liang, a native of Singapore, is a family physician by profession. Actively following the classical music scene in Singapore since 1979, he has been a music reviewer of The Straits Times from 1997, contributing over 2300 articles to the national daily. He was also editor of several local musical newsletters and served as Artistic Director of the Singapore International Piano Festival from 2004 to 2008. His blog Pianomania has covered international piano competitions and musical events in four continents. He has a keen interest in travelling, street food and cat photography.