Narek Hakhnazaryan offers impassioned playing in Yerevan recital

By Sam Jacobson, 15 March 2021

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Reviewed at Aram Khachaturian Grand Concert Hall, Yerevan on 14 March 2021

Beethoven, 7 Variations for cello and piano on "Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen", WoO 46

Schumann, Adagio and Allegro in A flat major, Op.70

Franck, Violin Sonata in A major

Baghdasaryan, Nocturne

Arutiunian, Impromptu

Narek Hakhnazaryan, Cello

Armine Grigoryan, Piano

Riddling with Shostakovich 15 at the Konzerthaus

Mark Pullinger, 4th May

Nikita Boris-Glebsky, Narek Hakhnazaryan and Georgy Tchaidze are joined in Vienna by a trio of percussionists to unlock the secrets behind Shostakovich's enigmatic final symphony.

****1

Hakhnazaryan at Wigmore: a riotous jig with a touch of class

Olivia Bell, 2nd April

Hakhnazaryan’s programme was rich with meaty music.

*****

Soul Music: Narek Hakhnazaryan at King's Place

Mark Pullinger, 11th March

A splendid recital by Armenian cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan in King's Place's "Cello Unwrapped" series pays tribute to Russian cellist Anatoly Brandukov.

*****

Prom 47: Classical excellence from Ulster Orchestra

Dominic Lowe, 21st August

Rafael Payare's energetic conducting of his Ulster Orchestra in Tchaikovsky, Haydn and Hellawell showed how fortunate Belfast is to still have this skilled musical force.

****1

Sydney Symphony tackles Shostakovich's “Leningrad” Symphony

Tony Burke, 6th May

Sydney's Indian Summer brightened by Russian themes.

*****

Narek Hakhnazaryan outshines star-cross'd lovers

Matthew Richard Martinez, 9th July

A remarkable debut from cellist Narek Hakhnazaryan with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl.

***11

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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.