16th. Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival Warsaw 25 March - 6 April 2012
Unfortunately I have little time to attend all the concerts of this festival (my own writing and research takes up so much time) but at least two of the pianists interested me greatly. 25 March The splendid miltitaristic and certainly festive performance of Wellington’s Victory, Op. 91 appropriately opened the Festival followed by what must be considered a unique assemblage of talent. The Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 was performed with three winners of the recent Tchaikovsky Competion in Moscow on their various instruments. Daniil Trifonov – piano Sergey Dogadin – violin Narek Hakhnazaryan – cello The chamber music section of the competition meant these three must have already had a n immense command of ensemble playing and for me it was remarkable performance of this admittedly light, charming work. Daniil Trifonov listened carefully to the other solists and played in his usual intensely sensitive and musical manner. One of the most gifted young musicians o