Anderszewski returns to the Gilmore Festival

Piotr Anderszewski

By Sam Jacobson, 12 May 2024

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“could sound like mere trifles, but Anderszewski teased meaning out of each one”

Reviewed at Western Michigan University: Dalton Center Recital Hall, Kalamazoo on 9 May 2024

Beethoven, 6 Bagatelles for piano, Op.126

Chopin, 3 Mazurkas, Op.59

Szymanowski, 20 Mazurkas, Op.50 (selection)

Bartók, 14 Bagatelles, Op.6

Bach, Partita no. 1 in B flat major, BWV825

Bartók, 3 Hungarian Folksongs from Csík

Bach, Well-Tempered Clavier 2: Prelude and Fugue No. 12 in F Minor, BWV881

Piotr Anderszewski, Piano

Gods and Heroes: Beethoven stirs the soul at Klosters

Roy Westbrook, 27th July

A traditional overture–concerto–symphony programme at Klosters Music proves anything but stale in dramatic performances by the Munich Chamber Orchestra.

*****

An electrifying recital by Piotr Anderszewski

Susannah Moody, 2nd November

In a tempestuous and exhilarating evening at the Barbican, the Polish pianist displays typical mastery of Bach, Szymanowski, Webern and Beethoven.

****1

Belcea Quartet and Piotr Anderszewski finding deep musical insights

Chris Garlick, 30th April

Like all great quartets, each member contributed their individual voice but, in the combination of all four, they created something extraordinary and compelling.

****1

A sweet finale to Gardiner's memorable Schumann cycle

Young-Jin Hur, 10th February

Concluding Gardiner's Schumann cycle, it was a memorable concert, with a memorable Spring Symphony and a musical Manfred Overture. The Beethoven first piano concerto proved an unlikely hero.

****1

Hrůša on the verge of greatness?

Roy Westbrook, 15th February

How do you prepare a new production at a major opera house, then stroll across the Thames to lead a fine and distinctive Mahler Five?

****1

Belcea Quartet excels in Britten and Shostakovich

Mark Pullinger, 11th June

Britten and Shostakovich were great friends, so it was appropriate that both composers were represented in the Belcea Quartet's two recitals on the opening weekend of the 70th Aldeburgh Festival.

****1

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Sam Jacobson

Sam Jacobson has been writing for Bachtrack since 2015 and is currently in Pittsburgh, having previously lived throughout the Midwest. A keen traveler, he endeavors to see all the great orchestras and opera houses across the US and abroad. Outside of music, he works as a software engineer. He also maintains a blog which can be read here.

Piotr Anderszewski returns to the Gilmore Festival with probing, poetic recital