Third semifinal day – evening
Clara Dietlin
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Michael Haydn – Concerto in B-flat
Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, dir. Vahan Mardirossian
With her strong personality, combined with refinement, she performs this concert – which stands at the intersection of classicism and romanticism – with elegance, confidence and great attention to detail. She masters the technique completely and delivers a captivating instrumental narrative, especially in the middle section, the Romance, in which the cello seems bewitched. Thanks also to her good ensemble playing with the orchestra, the concert is a pleasure for the listener, who momentarily forgets that she is performing within the context of a competition
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Leopold Hofmann – Concerto in D major Badley D3
Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, dir. Vahan Mardirossian
A remarkably sincere interpretation in the second round of the competition, performed by Dilshod Narzillaev. We discovered confidence, emotion, directness and simplicity in the playing of this musician, who devotes himself completely and admirably to his art. Well-controlled technique and sustained chromatic balance contribute to his perfect tonality. Thanks to his innate musicality and communicative gift, he invites us in an impressive way to dream about the universe of the compositions.
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Johannes Brahms – Sonata No. 2 in F op. 99
Harold Noben – Caffeine
Julius Klengel – Scherzo op. 6
Naoko Sonoda, piano accompanist
A highly accomplished musician with tight technique and self-control; a programme in which the right hand is solicited in a special way, with challenges to which he responds with verve. A bow technique that takes into account the demands of the most difficult passages, precise bow movements, brilliant articulation, a constant rhythm, a full sound of the cello with a profound tonal colour: an exceptional recital is offered, in which he allows the audience to endlessly enjoy the ebb and flow of his music, well-phrased, thoughtfully intonated.
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Claude Debussy – Sonata in d
Harold Noben – Caffeine
Ernest Bloch – Méditation hébraïque
Paul Hindemith – Sonata op. 25/3
Katsura Mizumoto, piano accompanist
A performance achieved through finesse and perseverance, in which the technical 'acrobatics' of such a mosaic-like combination of pieces from different cultural worlds was navigated with artistry and mastery: Debussy's refinement, the high demands of the Caffeine piece, the intense lamentation of the Hebrew meditation, the labyrinthine fantasy of Paul Hindemith's five-movement sonata. A perfect cello sound, explored in its complete realisation. We listened with a kind of expectant fever, as if a grand event was about to take place. Once again a royal musical treat of an evening...