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BBCSO/Nott | Classical review

5228 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonThe BBC Symphony Orchestra's Prom with Jonathan Nott opened with a performance of Mozart's B flat Piano Concerto, K 5895, in which the soloist, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, fluffed an entry early in the first movement. Performers a... more info

Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 27, Evgeny Kissin | CD review

5231 days ago

Guardian Music — Evgeny Kissin, Kremerata Baltica (EMI)This is authentic Kissin, if not authentic Mozart as we have come to know him via fleet-footed, period-instrument performances. In his first recording as pianist-conductor, the Russian virtuoso, renowned for his ... more info

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When Mostly Mozart Was Mostly Chopin

5231 days ago

Topix — One of the more inventive additions to the Mostly Mozart schedule in recent seasons has been A Little Night Music, a series of recitals in the Kaplan Penthouse at 10:30 p.m. They give anyone who attends the evening's main performance at Avery Fisher ... more info

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Review: Young Finnish pianist Juho Pohjonen shines as last-minute sub at Music@menlo

5232 days ago

Mercury News, California — In his beautiful reading of a Mozart sonata, the trademark of Pohjonen, 29, emerged: an absolute balance between the hands and within each phrase '” and chord. Pohjonen possesses a near perfect sense of proportion, an ability to weigh each note aga... more info

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Proms 16 & 17: CBSO/Nelsons; SCO/Boyd | Classical review

5232 days ago

Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonTaking a break from the Bayreuth festival, where he is conducting the new Lohengrin, Andris Nelsons came to the Proms with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Wagner, in the shape of the Rienzi overture. It's the pi... more info

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David Rees-Williams: Back from Before | CD review

5233 days ago

Guardian Music — (DePaean)Pianist David Rees-Williams often finds himself categorised as the British Jacques Loussier. Like the French pianist and composer, Rees-Williams is a skilful improviser who hears the jazz potential in baroque, classical and liturgical themes... more info

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Bach in business: Why Johann Sebastian is ripe for remixing

5233 days ago

Guardian Music — Jazz, Afro-Cuban, even brass bands – there's no end to the variety of adaptations you can hear of Bach's music. Suzy Klein on why a bit of Johann Sebastian is a remixer's dreamOne of the more unexpected side effects of the digital revolution, it se... more info

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Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin perform duet in charity concert

5234 days ago

Guardian Music — Respect mutual between surprise pairing of former Republican secretary of state and the Queen of SoulIt was an unlikely pairing. Stage left, Condoleezza Rice, the former Republican darling, a classically trained pianist and academic perhaps better kn... more info

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Former top U.S. diplomat Rice opts for Mozart concerto

5234 days ago

Reuters — PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice abandoned international affairs for a Mozart piano concerto on Tuesday, teaming up with Soul legend Aretha Franklin to perform at a charity concert. more info

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