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2019-04-28 12:10:30
Wigmore Hall, LondonA sense of theatre underpinned this richly adventurous recital by pianist Polina Leschenko, clarinettist Reto Bieri and violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja Patricia Kopatchinskaja’s combination of brilliance and mischief is usually enough to fill set the hall buzzing on its own in the violinist’s recitals. However, there were two kindred spirits on the platform with her this time: her regular, similarly adventurous pianist partner Polina Leschenko and Reto Bieri, whose clarinet seemed to be speaking directly to the audience. At the beginning of the second half he and Kopatchinskaja were indeed vocalising, little grunts and glissandos punctuating their sonic impersonations of busy little insects in the little prelude to Leo Dick’s 2014 children’s opera The Ant and the Grasshopper – as if there were a tiny Queen of the Night on stage with her gruffer-voiced King. There were no throwaway numbers in this recital, and this tiny piece was treated […]
2019-03-16 05:21:00
Classical Music News of the Week, March 16, 201
[…] Individual tickets and season subscriptions may be purchased through the group's web site. Student and senior discounts are available. Concert Three Information: Sunday, March 31, 2019 7:00PM (pre-talk), Concert 8:00PM- 10:00PM For complete information, visit http://www.collagenewmusic.org/concert-info-and-tickets/concert3 --Lisa Helfer Elghazi, Celesta PRViolinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja Makes Debut One of the most highly-anticipated debuts of Princeton University Concerts' 125th anniversary season has finally arrived! On Thursday, March 28 at 8PM we welcome violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and pianist Polina Leschenko to Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton, NJ, for a program of works by Bartók, Enescu, Poulenc, and Ravel. This wild-child of the violin, a "player of rare expressive energy and disarming informality, of whimsy and theatrical ambition," (The New York Times) has exploded onto the international scene in recent years with an untamable energy and a far-reaching approach to repertoire that runs from baroque and classical to commissions and reimagined modern masterpieces, earning her […]
2019-01-17 00:30:17
BBC Music Magazine reveals nominees for 2019 Awards
[…] Schumann: Liederkreis, Op. 39; Lieder und Gesänge aus Wilhelm Meister; Mahler: Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen Florian Boesch (baritone), Malcolm Martineau (piano) Linn CKD 511 Enfers Works by Rameau, Rebel and Gluck Stéphane Degout (bass-baritone); Pygmalion/Raphaël Pichon Harmonia Mundi HMM 902288 Chamber Bacewicz Piano Quintets Nos 1 & 2; Quartets for Four Violins & Four Cellos Silesian Quartet et al Chandos CHAN 10976 Deux Works by Bartók, Poulenc, Ravel and Dohnányi Patricia Kopatchinskaja (violin), Polina Leschenko (piano) Alpha ALPHA 387 Debussy The Late Works Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Xavier de Maistre (harp), Antoine Tamestit (viola), Magali Mosnier (flute), Alexander Melnikov, Javier Perianes, Tanguy De Williencourt (piano) Harmonia Mundi HMM 902303 Instrumental JS Bach Works and transcriptions Vikingur Ólafsson (piano) Deutsche Grammophon 483 5022 SoftLOUD Works by Oswald, MacMillan, Reich, Wolfe, Lang; 17th-century Scottish lute pieces Sean Shibe (guitar) Delphian DCD 34213 Debussy Préludes, Book 2; La mer […]
2018-04-11 17:08:42
On this recording, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja is joined by a highly talented pianist whose approach to music is as extremist as hers, Polina Leschenko. Together they explore pieces that have many points in common. The Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Arányi, grandniece of Joseph Joachim, was a “muse” to both Bartók and Ravel. In 1922 and 1923, she premiered the two Bartók sonatas for violin and piano and Ravel dedicated Tzigane to her. He wrote to Bartók: “You have convinced me to compose for our friend, who plays so fluently, a little piece whose diabolical difficulty will bring to life the Hungary of
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