31.5.2014 Bachtrack Review on Rachmaninov Paganini Rhapsody Delights and bonuses with Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Nareh Arghamanyan ★★★★★ It’s not often that halfway through a concert I feel that I’ve already got the full evening’s value, but it happened on Friday with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta under visiting conductor Christoph Poppen... The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43 was Rachmaninov’s way of showing oomph as a composer to the world after a period of low productivity while trying to make ends meet as an émigré concert pianist in the U.S. Soloist Nareh Arghamanyan’s scintillating performance would have made him proud. Her display of versatility brought surprising freshness to this audience-friendly workhorse in the repertoire, imbuing the work with unbridled and infectious verve... It was truly an evening of delights and bonuses far exceeding expectations – the best with the Sinfonietta in recent memory. Bravo Christoph Poppen and Nareh Arghamanyan! Read article: goo.gl/vhfwUU
Posted on: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 06:56:48 +0000
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