It takes two to tango: Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in Montreal

By Marc Wieser, 21 March 2014

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“A playful, nearly mischievous, interaction dominated Stravinsky’s Suite italienne”

Reviewed at Maison symphonique, Montreal on 19 March 2014

Stravinsky, Suite italienne

Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time): Louange à l'Éternité de Jésus

Brahms, Violin Sonata no. 3 in D minor, Op.108 (Arr for cello and piano)

Works by Villa-Lobos

Works by Piazzolla

Works by Guarnieri

Falla, Siete canciones populares españolas (Arr for cello and piano)

Yo-Yo Ma, Cello

Kathryn Stott, Piano

Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott soothe the soul at the Barbican

David Karlin, 2nd November

The long standing duo sound give impeccable sound and balance in a recital full of charm, whose musicianship and energy belies this being their farewell tour.

****1

Celebrating collaboration: Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott at Carnegie Hall

Susan Stempleski, 11th April

In a luminous recital, the cellist and pianist commemorate four decades of collaboration and pay tribute to Isaac Stern, the master violinist who saved Carnegie Hall from destruction.

****1

A winning evening from Yo-Yo Ma and Kathryn Stott in San Francisco

Lois Silverstein, 2nd April

Dexterity, beauty, technical prowess and mastery, most expectations were met: most expectations were met in this duo recital in Davies Symphony Hall.

****1

Joy amidst tears: Kathryn Stott and Tim Horton’s glorious Rachmaninov

Phil Parker, 19th May

Can you have too much Rachmaninov all in one go? On the basis of this tremendous Sheffield Chamber Music Festival recital, evidently not.

*****

Golden glow in Sir Andrew Davis' Sibelius 1 with the BBC Philharmonic

Rohan Shotton, 27th January

Sir Andrew Davis conducts the BBC Philharmonic in Elgar, Rachmaninov and Sibelius with pianist Kathryn Stott.

****1

A feast of phenomenal pianism

Frances Wilson, 8th October

A remarkable evening of exceptionally fine pianism and inventive programming, featuring seven of the UK's leading pianists in rich and varied repertoire.

*****

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Marc Wieser

Marc Wieser is a pianist-musicologist based in Montreal. Specialising in chamber music and vocal repertoire, Marc undertook PhD studies at McGill University, and has presented and performed throughout North America and Europe. Marc is currently the Project Coordinator for the Azrieli Music Project at the Azrieli Foundation, Canada.