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| Khatia Buniatishvili © Esther Haase |
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano)
Benjamin Marquise Gilmore (director)
7.30pm, Monday 9 December 2024
Barbican Hall, London
★★★
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| Khatia Buniatishvili & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © Nick Boston |
Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K488
Encore:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918): Suite bergamasque, L75, No. 3, Clair de lune
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847): Overture in B minor, Op. 26, 'The Hebrides'
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809): Symphony No. 104 in D major, H I:104
Encore:
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957): Belshazzar's Feast Suite, Op. 51, No. 2 Nocturne
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23:
'Buniatishvili’s Mozart was somewhat mystifying, and certainly very individual'.
'The sound was not without beauty, with some very quiet playing too, but her soft-focussed over-pedalling in solos was completely at odds with the articulation produced when with the orchestra, almost like there were two different soloists at times'.
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| Benjamin Marquise Gilmore & the Academy of St Martin in the Fields © Nick Boston |
'Barely needing direction, the ASMF performed with a chamber feel, maintaining the pulse instinctively'.
Haydn:
'Dynamic contrasts, energy flowing from Gilmore to the orchestra, and precise, confident solos from all sections injected lively spirit throughout'.
Sibelius:
'The star of the show here was definitely the haunting tone of (Michael) Cox, a delightful end to an evening of strong performances from the ASMF'.
Read my full review on Bachtrack here.
