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Tag Archives: Martha Argerich
Beethoven to raise the spirits from Argerich and Blomstedt in Lucerne
Blomstedt/ Lucerne Festival Orchestra KKL Concert Hall, Lucerne, 14th August 2020 “Life is Live” is the defiant banner under which this year’s revised Lucerne Festival was launched on Friday evening. A reduced audience in face masks, yes, and distanced orchestral … Continue reading
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Mercurial Martha: Argerich springs a surprise in recital with Renaud Capuçon in Hamburg
Martha Argerich, Renaud Capuçon Laeiszhalle Hamburg, 25th June 2020 This was 24-carat special. Since its long overdue (and grossly over-budget) debut in 2017, the shiny new Elbphilharmonie has dominated Hamburg’s musical life. However, the Laeiszhalle – over a century older … Continue reading
Defying dictators: Soviet blockbusters given the St Petersburg Philharmonic treatment
Martha Argerich; St Petersburg Philharmonic/ Yuri Temirkanov ***** Royal Festival Hall, 29th January 2017 “Our business is rejoicing. Our business is rejoicing.” Dmitri Shostakovich learnt when to toe the political line. After his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was denounced … Continue reading
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Blanc et noir: pianistic contrasts from Kovacevich and Argerich at Wigmore Hall
Debussy, Rachmaninov & Schubert: Argerich, Kovacevich **** Wigmore Hall, 2nd November 2015 In the pantheon of piano gods of my youth, Stephen Kovacevich and Martha Argerich take their place alongside the likes of Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Radu Lupu. A … Continue reading
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Cards on the table: Stephen Kovacevich at 75
Stephen Kovacevich is in ebullient mood. Dashing back from Paris for our meeting, he brews coffee at his north London home as we swap notes about orchestras. This week, he celebrates his 75th birthday. Born in Los Angeles, he took … Continue reading
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