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.

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Sumptuous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival finale

Phil Parker, 23rd May

Ensemble 360 and soprano Claire Booth test to the limits the definition of ‘chamber music’ in this richly orchestral closing concert of the 2026 Sheffield Chamber Music Festival.

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More gold than corn: María Dueñas plays Korngold at the Barbican

Mark Pullinger, 22nd May

The young Spanish violinist proves an ardent advocate for a work originally dismissed as a “Hollywood Concerto” as the BBC Symphony Orchestra closes its Barbican season.

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Memorable Mendelssohn from Marek Janowski and the New York Phil

Susan Stempleski, 21st May

Principal Trumpet Christopher Martin plays Haydn before the esteemed German maestro conducts a vibrant Scottish Symphony.

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The ears have it: Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas on the Cutty Sark

Mark Valencia, 21st May

Come away fellow sailors, your anchors be weighing! All board the Cutty Sark for a semi-staging of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas with the Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.

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Intimate colossus: Daniil Trifonov with the Rotterdam Philharmonic

Max Lima, 21st May

Late Brahms, early Schoenberg: under Lahav Shani and the Rotterdam Philharmonic draw tenderness from two monumental scores.

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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.