Stephen Hough illuminates thoughtful recital program in Cincinnati

By Sam Jacobson, 15 November 2021

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“Hough’s reading was of singular direction and purpose in spite of the work’s kaleidoscope of moods”

Reviewed at Xavier University Gallagher Student Center Theater, Cincinnati on 11 November 2021

Rawsthorne, 4 Bagatelles for piano

Schumann, Kreisleriana, Op.16

Hough, Partita for piano

Chopin, Ballade no. 3 in A flat major, Op.47

Chopin, Nocturne no. 5 in F sharp major, Op.15 no.2

Chopin, Nocturne no. 2 in E flat major, Op.9 no.2

Chopin, Scherzo no. 2 in B flat minor, Op.31

Mompou, Cancion y dansa no. 1

Sir Stephen Hough, Piano

Hindoyan and Hough bring a new dream team to Liverpool

Glyn Mon Hughes, 27th November

Rachmaninov’s First Piano Concerto comes alive as Stephen Hough joins Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO in an explosive performance of this dramatic work.

*****

Majestic Brahms from Sir Stephen Hough and Elim Chan in Sydney

Zoltán Szabó, 17th May

Elim Chan expertly conducts the SSO through a varied programme featuring an Australian fanfare, Russian ballet music and Brahms' First Piano Concerto with Sir Stephen Hough.

****1

A knight-errant on the road: Sir Stephen Hough at the Barbican

Christopher Woodley, 4th December

Sir Stephen Hough continues his advocacy of Chaminade with three of her miniatures and gives passionate performances of Schumann' and Chopin.

****1

Stephen Hough: old-school virtuosity without the showmanship

Phil Parker, 29th November

Mary Poppins would surely have a word for Sir Stephen Hough’s Crucible Playhouse recital... and she’d be right.

****1

Sir Mark Elder and the CBSO challenge expectations

Simon Cummings, 16th October

Together with soloist Sir Stephen Hough, the CBSO and Sir Mark Elder reinvent Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, present the complex non-narrative of Janáček The Fiddler's Child and suggest real happiness in Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony.

****1

Stephen Hough plays his entertaining piano concerto in Manchester

Peter Connors, 15th May

Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé are flawless in Dvořák, Butterworth and Elgar, while Sir Stephen Hough joins the ranks of virtuoso pianists performing their own concertos.

*****

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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.