Trifonov plays Trifonov – Piano Concerto

Daniil Trifonov - Piano Concerto in E flat minor (Es-moll) Verbier Festival 2016, 31th July Festival Chamber Orchestra Coductor: Gábor TAKÁCS-NAGY Piano: Bösendorfer Imperial 00:24 - I Andante · Allegro ma non troppo · Andante · Più mosso · Tranquillo · Allegro · Presto · Maestoso · Allegro 15:24 - II Andante · Agitato 22:01 - III Allegro Vivace Uraufführung (Premiere): 23. April 2014 Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Institute of Music (USA) · Daniil Trifonov, piano · Dirigent: Joel Smirnoff · Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra Verlag: Schott Music Ltd., London „Indeed, the concerto’s whole first movement is probably off-limits to all but the most gifted pianists. The musical equivalent of a hailstorm, the piece as performed by Trifonov raged with percussive, almost violent force nonstop but for a few seconds of radiant melody, all in elegant partnership with the orchestra. Even to one who heard the work in rehearsal, the score was unpredictable, prone to veer off in any direction at any moment. If, at times, Trifonov’s structure was hard to follow, the sheer volatility of the music kept things relentlessly interesting. Likewise, the finale, marked Allegro Vivace, was not for the faint of heart. A pianist would have to be more than usually daring to take on an episode so jam-packed with crazed scampering, hallucinated dances, and brute stomping in time with drum and low brass. Trifonov, of course, made it all seem easy, not to mention wildly exciting.“ Zachary Lewis, April 24, 2014