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Nov 15, 2024

Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra

Ataturk Congress Cultural Centre

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1

– Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra (ensemble)
– Finnegan Downie Dear (conductor)

Venue: Ataturk Congress Cultural Centre

Nov 24, 2024

Hungarian National Philharmonic

Budapest, Hungary

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56
Strauss: Burleske in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette, Op. 17

– Hungarian National Philharmonic (ensemble)
– Lawrence Foster (conductor)

Venue: Müpa Budapest Béla Bartók National Concert Hall, Budapest, Hungary

Link to the performance

Reviews

June 11th, 2018

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.3 / Philharmonia Orchestra / cond. Paavo Järvi

[…] In performing Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto, it was the Russian Denis Kozhukhin who replaced Khatia Buniatishvili as soloist. Kozhukhin’s reputation may not be as lofty as what some of the audience tonight might have desired, but this was a concern fated to be futile. At times sensitive, at times visceral, and at times both in an entirely convincing way, Kozhukhin’s pianism demonstrated an immersive musical narrative, complemented with his impeccably crystal-clear technique. Although his audible murmuring was initially worrisome, these vocal intrusions were only proof of Kozhukhin’s musical confidence, as he cadenced through the variegated moods and shapes of Rachmaninov’s maze with natural fervour; musically, any indication of self-consciousness was largely kept at bay. Järvi’s empathic accompaniment proved invaluable, as even the minutest of Kozhukhin’s expressions were attended. Yet this is not to suggest the wanting of orchestral beef. In the soaring coda of the Finale, neither Kozhukhin nor the orchestra compromised any sort of their presence, as the work concluded triumphantly. […]
Read the full review on Bachtrack.com

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