Lean, unsentimental Tchaikovsky from Krzysztof Urbański in Lugano

Die Pianistin beruft sich bei ihrer Rachmaninow-Interpretation auf den Komponisten selbst. Und Chefdirigent Markus Poschner demonstriert mit dem OSI seine eigene Sicht auf die Brahms-Symphonien.

***11

Urbański proves his mettle with Tchaikovsky and Chopin in Washington

David Rohde, 31st October

Krzysztof Urbański elects an ideal pace and shape for Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony in a guest conducting appearance with the National Symphony Orchestra, on an evening also featuring Lise de la Salle playing Chopin.

****1

Souvenirs from the sunny south at the Elbphilharmonie

Alexander Hall, 21st February

The Principal Guest Conductor of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, Krzysztof Urbański, partners Vadim Gluzman in Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto, but is strangely uninspired by Mendelssohn’s tribute to the joys of Italy.

***11

Mature musicality and seasoned virtuosity from Jan Lisiecki and Krzysztof Urbański in Lyon

Jonathan Sutherland, 10th February

With a pianist of the calibre of Jan Lisiecki, Krzysztof Urbański has created an award winning collaboration which puts the two Poles way apart from many other soloist-conductor combinations.

****1

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.