| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 6-Feb-2013 Église de Rougemont | Alexei Volodin at Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad |
 The fact that Schubert’s four D.899 piano pieces are called “Impromptus” can seem incongruous: after all, they are formally structured pieces which are carefully scored with great subtlety, and performing them has little to do with spur-of-the-moment improvisation. Still, they are less architectural constructions than many, seeming more to start with a theme and then take it for a walk to see where it goes, always being careful, after various highways and byways, to come back to the beginning.
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| 3-Oct-2012 Vredenburg Leeuwenbergh | Shuann Chai mesmerizes with Beethoven piano sonatas in Utrecht |
 An impassioned evening of Beethoven was drawn from the fingertips of the fascinating young pianist Shuann Chai last Wednesday in Utrecht’s Vredenburg Leeuwenbergh. Presenting three of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most well-known sonatas for piano, the Pathétique, Moonlight, and Appassionata, Ms. Chai wove an intriguing and constantly changing musical soundscape.
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| 14-Feb-2012 St George's Bristol | Love for the Piano: Freddy Kempf at St George’s Bristol |
 Love was definitely in the air at Freddy Kempf’s St. Valentine’s Day Concert. He gave a passion-filled performance of Beethoven’s Sonata in C minor, Op. 13, ‘Pathétique’ to open the night, which was fitting with the nature of the title. The true ‘Pathétique’ should have passionate expression that should be felt by the heart and transcend mere variations in tempo. Kempf mastered all three movements and what was so important was that he was not afraid to use silence for effect in the music.Read full review... | |
| 10-Apr-2011 Haddington Town House | Music Up Close |
 Bringing to a close this season of Music Up Close concerts, Nikolai Demidenko delighted a packed Haddington Town House with a programme of Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt.
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