Tag Archives: Alice Sara Ott

Spectacular Tchaikovsky: Alice Sara Ott fires up an old warhorse

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Mark Pullinger

Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov: Philharmonia/Vladimir Ashkenazy **** Royal Festival Hall, 17th November 2016 Warhorse (noun): creaky old classic played by orchestras in their sleep at least once a season. Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no. 1 in B flat minor falls into this category. Everyone … Continue reading →

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Full throttle: finger crunching pianism from Alice Sara Ott and Francesco Tristano at the QEH

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Ravel, Debussy, Stravinsky/Alice Sara Ott & Francesco Tristano **** Queen Elizabeth Hall, 11th June 2015 Apart from the crunching key change near the end, the only variation in Ravel’s Boléro comes through its dynamics and its brilliantly inventive scoring. Ravel … Continue reading →

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Devilishly good Mahler and Liszt from Ott, Noseda and the LSO

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Mark Pullinger

Liszt/Mahler: LSO/Noseda ***** Barbican Hall, 15th February 2015 A whiff of sulphur shrouded the Barbican this evening as Liszt met Mahler beneath the Mephistophelean glare of Gianandrea Noseda. The London Symphony Orchestra played like demons in a gripping reading of … Continue reading →

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