| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 2-Dec-2012 The Royal Conservatory of Music, TELUS Centre, Koerner Hall | Thumbs up for Denis Matsuev's all-Russian concert at Koerner Hall |
 His build is blocky like the hockey defense-man he once was, but Denis Matsuev’s fingers can touch piano keys lightly as butterflies landing on begonias. The mood of his solo recital opened blissfully, like the January night by the fireplace described in Puskin’s poem “By the Hearth” which inspired the first of the twelve monthly miniatures Tchaikovsky published as The Seasons, Op. 37b. These are lyrical works that sing in folk and popular dance idioms of love and nostalgia for times gone by.Read full review... | |
