Daniil Trifonov unleashes his Piano Concerto at Carnegie Hall.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
One of the questions I get as a music critic (aside from "Do you play an instrument?" and "How do you make money?") goes something like this:
"Is there any new music that you write about?"
Yes. Yes there is.
At Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, the Mariinsky Orchestra and pianist Daniil Trifonov offered the New York premiere of the artist's first Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Now 26, Mr. Trifonov has made a name for himself as a young and respected virtuoso, the leading example of a new generation of piano-slingers thrilling listeners around the world. This concerto, which received its New York premiere at this concert, is his shot at a whole new kind of legitimacy.
by Paul J. Pelkonen
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| Valery Gergiev (left) and pianist/composer Daniil Trifonov in Rotterdam, 2016 Photo © Gergiev Festival 2016 Rotterdam, the Netherlands. |
"Is there any new music that you write about?"
Yes. Yes there is.
At Carnegie Hall on Wednesday night, the Mariinsky Orchestra and pianist Daniil Trifonov offered the New York premiere of the artist's first Concerto for Piano and Orchestra. Now 26, Mr. Trifonov has made a name for himself as a young and respected virtuoso, the leading example of a new generation of piano-slingers thrilling listeners around the world. This concerto, which received its New York premiere at this concert, is his shot at a whole new kind of legitimacy.
