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Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio—to Perfection
PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY’s music was never far from his life. It was inspired by and became an intensely personal commentary about his life that ineluctably (and thankfully) poured out of him. Such was the case (in this Piccolo Spoleto concert at Waterfront Gallery on Saturday) with his Piano Trio in a minor, Opus 50 subtitled... Read »
The Mezmerizing Musicians of Charleston Music Fest
THE MOST IMPORTANT childhood experience of Moscow-born violinist Anna Rabinova happened when, at seven years of age, she heard Yehudi Menuhin play Beethoven’s Violin Concerto at the Moscow Conservatory. Anna, who is now a member of the New York Philharmonic, a featured soloist, and a teacher, had been playing violin since she was six,... Read »
Volodymyr Vynnytsky Serves a Musical Feast
IMAGINE going to a neighborhood restaurant where, to your surprise, a gourmet guest chef has prepared an array of delicious appetizers and a sumptuous main course. Well, that’s what the 100-strong in attendance got at the Charleston Library Society Thursday night when the inimitable Volodymyr Vynnytsky played the piano. Volodymyr personifies the music he... Read »
With Technique to Burn
A CHAMBER MUSIC STUNNER describes the second Charleston Music Fest concert at the Simons Center Friday night: Cellist Natalia Khoma, violinist Dmitri Berlinsky, and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky programmed two heavy-going works by Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906-1975): his Cello and Piano Sonata in D Minor, Op. 40 (1934) and Second Piano Trio in E Minor, Op.67... Read »
An Electrifying Performance
NOT SO LONG AGO, Charleston music lovers were treated to concerts by gifted and not-so-gifted amateur musicians. There were also a few talented and not-so-talented professionals who performed. Occasionally during any given year, imports of globally respected musicians were offered, while Spoleto USA has thrilled audiences with top-drawer chamber musicians. Today, there are many... Read »
