Toronto Summer Music Festival's auspicious opening with Trio Pennetier Pasquier Pidoux

By Stanley Fefferman, 18 July 2013

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Reviewed at The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall, Toronto on 16 July 2013

Fauré, Piano Trio in D minor, Op.120

Rachmaninov, Piano Trio no. 2 in D minor, "Trio Élégiaque", Op.9

Ravel, Piano Trio in A minor

Jean-Claude Pennetier, Piano

Régis Pasquier, Violin

Roland Pidoux, Cello

Mozart et Schubert aux confins du ciel et de la terre

Alain Lompech, 26th May

Revenir à l'essentiel. C'est ainsi que joue Jean-Claude Pennetier, quelque part entre Radu Lupu et Nelson Freire, dépouillé de toute idée de représentation de lui-même.

*****

Concertos de Mozart : Pennetier maître d'un espace construit à sa mesure

Julien Hanck, 20th February

Sous le caractère abordable des concertos de Mozart se cache un enjeu de taille : seule une exécution parfaitement limpide permet de restituer la présence sacrée du compositeur à son piano. Dans un programme où Mozart dramaturge était partout présent, l'interprétation de Jean-Claude Pennetier invitait à la foi et à l'optimisme.

****1

Redemption and musical caffeine: Nelsons conducts Mahler 8 in Vienna

Mark Pullinger, 10th May

Sunday morning Mahler at the Wiener Konzerthaus sees Andris Nelsons concluding his symphony cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in shattering fashion.

****1

Expressive 18th-century music from the Belgrade Philharmonic

Peter Connors, 8th May

Julien Chauvin leads the Belgrade Philharmonic in spirited performances of varied music by CPE Bach and Haydn, with local star flautist Ana Kaličanin Radivojević as soloist.

****1

Edward Gardner: quietly impressive in Chicago

Graham Meyer, 7th May

Peter Lieberson's Neruda Songs with the mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato teem with subtle brilliances.

*****

Russian Spring: Elder and the Hallé reunite in glorious style

Leighton Jones, 7th May

The music of Glinka, Stravinsky, Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky fills Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall with mystery, intrigue and jollity.

****1

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Stanley Fefferman

Stanley Fefferman is Professor Emeritus at York University, Toronto. He is active in classical, new music, and jazz circles as a writer and accredited performance photographer. His work is archived on Canadian sites The Live Music Report.com, Showtimemagazine.ca, and OpusOneReview.com. His website is here.