Filling the gap: Lukáš Vondráček's Sydney recital

By Zoltán Szabó, 13 May 2014

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Reviewed at City Recital Hall, Sydney on 12 May 2014

Haydn, Piano Sonata in C major, Hob XVI:50

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

Brahms, Piano Sonata no. 3 in F minor, Op.5

Lukáš Vondráček, Piano

MTT makes a very welcome return to the LSO

Alexander Hall, 15th May

The LSO’s Conductor Laureate, Michael Tilson Thomas, takes his time over Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, while Lukás Vondráček seeks out the extremes in Liszt’s First Piano Concerto.

****1

A welcome return for Jakub Hrůša to Boston

Kevin Wells, 4th February

Omicron may have led to the cancellation of Janáček's choral epic, but Lukás Vondráček stepped in to perform Rachmaninov.

***11

Jakub Hrůša and the Czech Philharmonic celebrate 32 years of freedom

Frank Kuznik, 17th November

Two luminaries of the new generation of Czech talent bring a fresh spirit to a vibrant commemorative concert.

****1

All-Russian Sunday matinee double bill from Elim Chan in Antwerp

Marc Haegeman, 2nd February

Interrupted melody in Vondráček’s Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto, but magnificent playing from Chan and the Antwerp Symphony.

***11

Valentine's Classics from the RSNO in Edinburgh

Simon Thompson, 15th February

Romance and drama fill the air as Elim Chan takes to the podium for the RSNO's Valentine's Concert.

****1

Slavonic, dramatic, overwhelming - Janáček's Glagolitic Mass at the Royal Festival Hall

David Karlin, 13th April

In a concert of two halves, the Philharmonia fail to convince with Suk and Dvořák but provide a thrilling rendition of Janáček's Glagolitic Mass, a choral work that is dramatic, operatic, giant in scale and unique in style.

***11

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Zoltán Szabó

Zoltán Szabó is a cellist and musicologist. Having migrated from his native Hungary to Australia in 1985, he worked with the Australian Chamber Orchestra in Sydney until 1991, when he became Principal Cello with Opera Australia. In 2017, he was awarded with a Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD). Currently, he is teaching music history and musicology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.