Martha Argerich brings magical Ravel to Hamburg

By Chris Garlick, 21 February 2021

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“had all the magic that one has grown to expect from her over the decades of her career”

Reviewed at Laeiszhalle: Großer Saal, Hamburg on 19 February 2021

Ravel, Le Tombeau de Couperin

Beethoven, Symphony no. 8 in F major, Op.93

Ravel, Piano Concerto in G major

Martha Argerich, Piano

Symphoniker Hamburg – Laeiszhalle Orchester

Sylvain Cambreling, Conductor

Revolutionary voices in Hamburg with Sylvain Cambreling

Alexander Hall, 25th May

Three aspects of fate were on display in this intriguing combination of the new, the less familiar and the unashamedly popular given by the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra under its chief conductor.

****1

German Romanticism from Argerich, Cambreling and Symphoniker Hamburg

Alexander Hall, 21st November

The octogenarian phenomenon that is Martha Argerich still has something different to say about Schumann's Piano Concerto, while Sylvain Cambreling adopts a bright and breezy approach to Schubert's Ninth Symphony.

***11

A pianist for all seasons: Argerich crowns festival with a debut

Mark Pullinger, 30th June

Martha Argerich gives a rare solo performance in the final programme of her festival, performing movements from Tchaikovsky's The Seasons for the very first time.

Catriona Morison joins Martha Argerich in outstanding performances

Edward Sava-Segal, 20th June

An enjoyable first live stream of the 2021 edition of the Martha Argerich Festival in Hamburg's Laeiszhalle.

****1

Argerich, Dutoit and Russian revelry in Hamburg

Alexander Hall, 28th June

Argerich is predictably a force of nature in Tchaikovsky and Dutoit shows his mettle in Ravel and Stravinsky.

****1

Unexpected promise: Bryce Dessner at the Elbphilharmonie

Sam Johnstone, 20th October

Launching a new “Reflektor” series of short festivals, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie invited Bryce Dessner to curate two days of concerts.

***11

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Chris Garlick

Chris Garlick is the co-founder of Signal Gallery in Hoxton. His first degree was in music, training as a classical composer. Chris has written about art frequently in Art of England magazine, Artist and Illustrator for online blogs.