I heard you singing
The Rosenblatt series presented tonight a very English recital: tenor Ben Johnson and pianist James Baillieu performed a programme full of English songs from the last 2 centuries. Mixed within we […]
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Saimir Pirgu, the silver horn
He has sung with Gheorghiu, Domingo and DiDonato; he has starred in the Met, La Scala and the Royal Opera House; he is one of the most desired light-lyric tenors at […]
He who paints with keys
I have always been a perfectionist, aiming to reach something that is impossible, because the moment you get to be perfect you’re predictable, which equals boring, which is not perfect anymore… […]
The brave slackliner
Brave, passionate and very talented. This was London’s first impression of the stratospheric tenor Javier Camarena, in one of the delicious Rosenblatt recitals in the Wigmore Hall. Those who knew about […]
Self-Xtrem
It’s obvious when you hear a genius playing. He’s just something else, she’s radically true to herself, they are unique. Sergio Tiempo is one of those incredible players but alas, […]
The perfect tandem
Last minute call. “Do you want to see super-young genius Behzod Abduraimov in a double piano concerto?” “You really need me to answer? Where and what time?” That’s how this […]
The nuance master
Cédric Tiberghien can do anything on a piano, he showed that much on last night’s performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall. He filled the room with precious sounds, playing with […]
Audiotext: Elisabeth Leonskaja plays Ravel, Enescu, Debussy and Schumann
¿Cómo obtener resonancias de órgano, gotas cayendo al agua, campanadas y al viento resoplando en el mismo instrumento? ¿Cómo estirar el tiempo a tu antojo y conseguir que los cambios […]
