| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2013 Musée des Beaux-Arts: Salle Bourgie | The power of communication: Piano duets from Nézet-Séguin and Jennifer Bourdages in Montreal |
 Montreal’s favourite musical son has become something of a world favourite in recent years. The Music Director of both the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin is also Principal Guest Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Principal Conductor of his native city’s Orchestre Métropolitain. With a calendar that also includes a horde of guest appearances with opera companies and other orchestras, he rarely has time to return home.Read full review... | |
| 9-Jan-2013 Wigmore Hall | Understated bravado: Leon McCawley at Wigmore Hall |
 Acclaimed British pianist Leon McCawley opened the Wigmore Hall’s 2013 London Pianoforte Series with a varied programme of piano music by masters of the instrument spanning two centuries, from Bach to Rachmaninov.
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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... | |
