IVO POGORELIĆ, Piano

 

Programme:

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy No. 3 in D minor, K. 397/385g

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy No. 4 in C minor, K. 475

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata No. 11 in A major, K. 331

Frédéric Chopin: Three Mazurkas, Op. 59

Frédéric Chopin: Sonata No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 35

"Pogorelić is the most original, the greatest interpreter of Chopin of our time - and he will remain so for a long time!” Volker Tarnow, a respected critic of the daily Morgenpost, wrote emphatically after Ivo Pogorelić's recital given in the Berlin Philharmonic Hall on 8 February 2023! Unique, original and brilliant interpretations of the works of the greatest composers in history by maestro Pogorelić, the "wizard of the piano", have always been met with a particularly emotional, intense and boisterous reception by critics and audiences in the world’s most famous concert venues, who welcome him almost euphorically. His interpretations of iconic pieces of piano music have never left anyone indifferent!  Almost all top connoisseurs of today's piano scene agree with the statement that Pogorelić's interpretations were and still are ahead of their time, that he set new standards of pianism and, as one of the few interpreters in history, had the courage to tread new paths: not only the paths of 'historically informed' interpretations of the pieces, but he offered to the international public completely new, suggestive tonal visions of his own, congenial insights into the musical texture based on a completely new, peculiar way of interpreting ideas and composers’ musical thoughts. That's why Pogorelić's performances are so intriguing, but they also cause many controversies. However, his technical perfection is legendary, his mastery in playing the instrument, which he transforms into an orchestra of monumental sound and dazzling colours and a music box of the most subtle tones with every key he touches. The pleasure in pianism that Ivo Pogorelić gives the audience is also unparalleled! Let's recall the witty, now anecdotal remark of a music critic, which, paraphrased, reads that "Ivo Pogorelić plays the piano with the pleasure of a vampire when he is let into a tank full of blood!" In addition to Chopin's music, this time the maestro will also bring us the music of the favourite composer of all time – the unsurpassed Amadeus Mozart! In one of his reviews, Los Angeles Times critic Timothy Mangan wrote that Pogorelić played Mozart "like an angel! Make that a god!" We don't doubt that at all, and that's why we invite you to another meeting with the great Maestro!