Haochen Zhang dazzles with KC Symphony [音楽時評]
Zhang joined the ensemble for Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, and the result was, in a word, thrilling. ひと言で言えばスリリングだったそうです．続けて，各楽章について．
From the opening movement, the music displayed a sense of bipolarity — at times lyrical, at times turbulent. Zhang entered with a marvelous sense of touch and color. He played the complex virtuosic passages near the end of the movement with precision, confidence and panache. The central movement began with a sense of restrained lyricism, somewhat tongue in cheek considering the complexity that soon followed. Stern ably controlled the challenging tempo changes, and the end of the movement featured a remarkably rich sound from the strings. Zhang and the orchestra provided a compelling finale, featuring a breathtaking combination of romantic passion and modern rhythmic intensity. Despite a couple of brief slips in intonation, this served as one of the most exciting orchestral performances in recent memory. とまさに絶賛しています．
その夜は，The concert opened with a delightful performance of Paul Dukas’ popular The Sorcerer’s Apprentice. Richard Strauss’ tone poem “Also Sprach Zarathustra” brought the evening to an end. While audiences love the opening “Sunrise,” well known from the film “ 2001: A Space Odyssey,” と馴染みのある時季に適した選曲もあって，聴衆にはたいへん楽しい一夜だったようです．
ニュアンスのある英文を日本語に直すと原文から離れてしまうので，ほとんど原文のままにしましたが，うまや西洋音楽面でも大国化してきた，隣国の若き俊才 pianist の活躍記事をご紹介しました．
CLASSICAL MUSIC REVIEW
Haochen Zhang dazzles with KC Symphony
For several years, symphony director Michael Stern has invited young and promising talent from his alma mater, the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, to perform with the orchestra. This year’s rising star has a dual set of credentials. Young Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang also happens to be the winner of the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Zhang joined the ensemble for Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, and the result was, in a word, thrilling.
From the opening movement, the music displayed a sense of bipolarity — at times lyrical, at times turbulent. Zhang entered with a marvelous sense of touch and color. He played the complex virtuosic passages near the end of the movement with precision, confidence and panache.
The central movement began with a sense of restrained lyricism, somewhat tongue in cheek considering the complexity that soon followed. Stern ably controlled the challenging tempo changes, and the end of the movement featured a remarkably rich sound from the strings.
Zhang and the orchestra provided a compelling finale, featuring a breathtaking combination of romantic passion and modern rhythmic intensity. Despite a couple of brief slips in intonation, this served as one of the most exciting orchestral performances in recent memory.
The rest of the evening was similarly congenial, partly because the program was designed to brighten the winter doldrums. The concert opened with a delightful performance of Paul Dukas’ popular The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.
Richard Strauss’ tone poem “Also Sprach Zarathustra” brought the evening to an end. While audiences love the opening “Sunrise,” well known from the film “2001: A Space Odyssey,” many more glorious moments follow. My favorite was the luxuriant string playing a few moments after the sunrise.
