Work: Nine Variations in D major, K573

The Japanese pianist brings his own perspectives to less frequently played works, including his trademark Mozart. 

Going to a concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge reminds me of listening to the old recording of Sviatoslav Richter and Andrei Gavrilov playing Handel’s keyboard suites. It sounds a bit like they were playing in a hotel lobby: teacups clink, throats are cleared, glasses smash, and the occasional telephone lingers unanswered.

Un concert de Radu Lupu ne s’écoute pas de la manière à la fois plurielle et discontinue dont on écoute un concert traditionnel. Comme naguère Celibidache, Radu Lupu établit un avant tout un contact privilégié entre le son et l’auditeur.