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

Dazzling Prokofiev from Alim Beisembayev and the RLPO

Peter Connors, 26th April

In an all-Russian programme in Liverpool, Alim Beisembayev gives a breathtaking performance of Prokofiev's fiendishly difficult Second Piano Concerto.

****1

A Evgeny Kissin tour de force in Boston

Kevin Wells, 25th April

Andrey Boreyko makes an impressive debut with the Boston Symphony, where Evgeny Kissin performs in not one, but two piano concertos.

****1

Yunchan Lim at Carnegie Hall: unmooring musical time

Edward Sava-Segal, 24th April

Schubert and Scriabin are shaped by expansion and suspension in the Korean pianist’s Carnegie Hall recital.

****1

Patriotic angst with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Thomas Zehetmair

Nick Butters, 24th April

Patriotic Sibelius and early Mendelssohn are served up at the Glasshouse in Gateshead.

***11

From funeral rites to firebird: Măcelaru and the Cincinnati Symphony

Sam Jacobson, 24th April

In a staged Firebird and an early work by Mahler, Cristian Măcelaru and the Cincinnati Symphony colorfully bring to life these composers’ youthful ambitions.

****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.