Masterful music-making from Thibaudet, Batiashvili and Capuçon

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Gautier Capuçon and Lisa Batiashvili

Lisa Batiashvili, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Gautier Capuçon

By Susan Stempleski, 25 October 2023

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“Batiashvili’s vibrant and velvety sound, Capuçon’s burnished tone, and Thibaudet’s luminosity”

Reviewed at Carnegie Hall: Stern Auditorium, New York City on 24 October 2023

Haydn, Piano Trio no. 44 in E major, Hob XV:28

Ravel, Piano Trio in A minor

Mendelssohn, Piano Trio no. 2 in C minor, Op.66

Dvořák, Piano Trio no. 4 in E minor "Dumky", Op.90 (finale)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Piano

Lisa Batiashvili, Violin

Gautier Capuçon, Cello

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Simone Young's take on Messiaen's Turangalîla with the Los Angeles Philharmonic proves a night to remember.

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Mahler survives unusual pairing as Sydney Symphony opens new season

Jeremy Eccles, 25th February

Putting Gershwin up against Mahler is a challenge, but Simone Young and Jean-Yves Thibaudet bring it off in the Sydney Symphony's 2026 season opener.

****1

Salonen and the LA Philharmonic take on the forces of nature

Néstor Castiglione, 9th January

Reflections of nature and humanity's place within it in Salonen's 2026 return

****1

Dramatic French flair from Thibaudet, Mäkelä and the Concertgebouw

Clare Varney, 17th September

Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s astonishing technical prowess in Saint-Saëns’ Fifth Piano Concerto entrances Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw.

****1

Ravinia Festival opens with bombastic Gershwin, emotional Tchaikovsky

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Under Marin Alsop, the Chicago Symphony string players also offered a lyrical reading of Jessie Montgomery’s beguiling Strum.

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Morlot's evening of French music charms Seattle

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Ludovic Morlot and the Seattle Symphony commemorate the 150th anniversary of Maurice Ravel’s birth and present the world premiere of Benjamin Attahir's Hanoï Songs.

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Susan Stempleski

Based in New York City, Susan is a retired specialist in second and foreign language teaching and the author/editor of several professional books for language teachers and many widely used textbooks for English language learners around the world. An avid concertgoer, she spends her time attending operas and other classical music events in New York and Paris. Since 2002, she has regularly published reviews on Classical Source. A keen Francophile, she has a particularly strong interest in French music, literature and film.

Masterful music-making from Thibaudet, Batiashvili and Capuçon at Carnegie Hall