Accomplished recital by Roman Borisov in Gstaad Digital Festival

By Edward Sava-Segal, 28 July 2021

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“a first encounter with an artist destined for greatness”

Reviewed at Saanen Church, Saanen on 26 July 2021

Bach, Italian Concerto, BWV971

Chopin, Ballade no. 4 in F minor, Op.52

Brahms, 4 Piano Pieces, Op.119

Prokofiev, Piano Sonata no. 7 in B flat major, Op.83

Roman Borisov, Piano

Les Planètes scintillantes de Holst brillent au Capitole

Thibault d'Hauthuille, 5th November

Le chef américain a suppléé Tarmo Peltokoski avec succès dans l'œuvre spectaculaire de Gustav Holst, après un Deuxième Concerto de Rachmaninov moins convaincant sous les doigts de Roman Borisov.

****1

Anna Geniushene impresses Singapore in early Chopin and Brahms

Chang Tou Liang, 14th June

Anna Geniushene makes a welcome Singapore return, demonstrating that knows exactly what she is all about.

****1

Lise Davidsen's exquisite Schubert Lieder at the Aldeburgh Festival

Eleanor Knight, 13th June

The Norwegian soprano impresses in a Lieder programme that proves the highlight of the Aldeburgh Festival’s opening weekend.

*****

Branca’s Hallucination City: 100 electric guitars at Lincoln Center

Kurt Gottschalk, 12th June

The plugged-in six-string is the sound of New York City and Branca’s Symphony no. 13 (Hallucination City) for 100 guitars and drums is revived at Lincoln Center.

*****

Beethoven 9 ends the RSNO’s season with blockbuster flair

Simon Thompson, 12th June

The wider RSNO family give their all in a blockbuster Beethoven Ninth Symphony to end their season.

*****

Andrey Boreyko and Maximilian Hornung make Sydney Symphony debuts

Zoltán Szabó, 12th June

An unusual combination of 20th-century Russian masterworks herald debut appearances by both conductor and soloist in Sydney.

****1

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Edward Sava-Segal

Edward has been living in New York for the last 25 years, one of the reasons being the extraordinarily rich cultural life in this city. He has studied piano and classical music in his early years. He switched later on to computer science and data architecture but he kept an unwavering interest in following the classical music phenomenon here in New York and in his travels. Edward occasionally reviews fine arts events for the most prestigious literary magazine in Romania, his home country.