Vasheruk and friends put Rachmaninov centre stage
Originally intended as a celebration of Russian music, Reminiscences, the title of tonight’s concert, was inspired by the last interview given by Rachmaninov in Switzerland. We all know and love…
Vasheruk delivers sublime Rachmaninov
In this, the celebratory year of Rachmaninov’s birth, we are blessed with performances of works heard perhaps less frequently in the concert hall. Rachmaninov’s Third Piano Concerto, considered by many…
Trifonov transfixes the audience with nuanced, highly addictive Beethoven
Daniil Trifonov’s opening piano solo crept in before he dazzled us with his customary sparkling scales echoing the same orchestral lightness of touch. Passagework emerged from nowhere and blossomed with…
Daniil Trifonov gives European premiere of Mason Bates’ Piano Concerto
Trifonov played with the greatest of ease while the Wild West of cross rhythms and contrasting textures whirled around him.
Sofia Vasheruk gives a masterclass in lyrical playing in the Piano Festival Ootmarsum
De Stiftskerk in the beautiful village of Stift, nestled deep in the Twente countryside, was the setting for this latest piano recital from the Russian-born pianist, Sofia Vasheruk, as part…
A Candle Burning Brightly In The World of Music Education
The International Piano Competition in Enschede, May 2021, brings together young pianists from all over the world in pursuit of that illusive first prize.
Sofia Vasheruk plays Beethoven
The Oost-Nederlands Symfonieorkest offered an enticing programme featuring the Russian-born pianist, Sofia Vasheruk playing Beethoven’s 5th Piano Concerto, the Emperor in the Ontmoetingkerk, Enschede on Saturday night. In a program originally…