Radu Lupu at the Concertgebouw

By Aaron Davies, 29 May 2017

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“to listen to Lupu is to discover your favourite repertoire anew”

Reviewed at Concertgebouw: Main Hall, Amsterdam on 28 May 2017

Haydn, Variations in F minor "Sonata, un piccolo divertimento", Hob XVII:6

Haydn, Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob XVI:52

Schumann, Fantasie in C major, Op.17

Tchaikovsky, Les Saisons (The Seasons) for piano, Op.37a or Op.37b

Radu Lupu, Piano

Limpid clarity: Lupu, Järvi and the Philharmonia

Matthew Rye, 3rd February

A rare appearance by Radu Lupu proves that a concerto soloist doesn’t have to be showy to thrill an audience.

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Lupu’s Mozart touches the sublime

David Karlin, 1st February

Radu Lupu produces Mozart so sublime as to delight the angels, Saraste and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra give us a lesson in poise, balance and blended sound.

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Mozart in a minor key in Boston

Kevin Wells, 21st April

At 71, Radu Lupu continues to amaze. No one gets so much out of a piano with such a light touch and minimum of effort.

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Paavo Järvi conquers Shostakovich's Leningrad

Hugo Shirley, 7th November

It's not plain-sailing in Lupu's Beethoven, but Järvi's clear-sighted and controlled approach and the Staatskapelle's high-quality playing make for especially musical Shostakovich after the interval.

****1

Entente cordiale: Lupu and Barenboim at Salle Pleyel

Gilles Lesur, 3rd July

The announcement of this concert, bringing together Daniel Barenboim, Radu Lupu and the Berlin Staatskapelle, brought a capacity crowd to Salle Pleyel

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Philadelphia Orchestra with Radu Lupu

Rebecca Lentjes, 3rd February

The Philadelphia Orchestra doesn’t look much different from any other orchestra, but their most recent program at Carnegie Hall with conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin produced at times unbelievable sounds.

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Aaron Davies

A lifelong aficionado of classical music in all its various guises, Aaron spent his formative years studying musical composition whilst playing a number of instruments. Today, his day job involves running an international technology business. He derives particular pleasure from expanding his “virtual” music library via the use of online streaming services. If pressed to compile a desert island disc, he would most likely select works from the catalogues of Beethoven, Schumann, Rachmaninov and Gershwin.

Radu Lupu delivers assured performance at the Concertgebouw