PS Un “blogger” non è un oracolo e commette inevitabilmente errori (il minimo possibile..). Ricevo spesso “correzioni” non sempre fondamentali e non sempre precise. Così come io mi sottopongo al giudizio altrui con nome e cognome così chi vorrà avere la bontà di segnalarmi eventuali errori o imprecisioni dovrà farlo unicamente mandando un commento: a ognuno la propria responsabilità. In base alla nuova normativa chi si fosse iscritto e desidera de-iscriversi è sufficiente che mi invii un messaggio e-mail..

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 Never as in this occasion It is right to dedicate the opening of the blog to the pianist Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula. A pianist of excellent quality, who has already widely established himself as a soloist and whom it would be completely reductive to indicate as an accompanist. Abdelmoula has a strong personality but above all an exceptional sensibility to the fact that playing together with a cello does not mean exhibiting one’s skills as a soloist but integrating with an instrument whose sonorities are obviously inferior to those of the piano and with a different timbre. Abdelmoula represents exactly what a pianist in duo with a cello should be (a rare example) who only when he has solo episodes increases his sonority but then brings his performance within the right limits. A pianist we would like to hear in a solo recital.  Semi-finalist in the 2017 Brussels  reine Elisabeth competition, Anastasia Kobenina began a concert career, mostly always accompanied by Abdelmoula with whom she played in many concerts. Endowed with a good technique, she tackles the pieces in the program without hesitation but without extracting the deep meaning from the music. A diligent cellist, a bit scholastic, without mistakes but unfortunately without inspiration and significant musical personality. This is also proven by several recordings on Yotube in which, in addition to the classical scene, she performs Jazz songs with a way that would like to be like a rebellious girl. In today’s concert (she will also perform today at the Milan quartetto with one of his highlights, instead of Mjaskovwky’s sonata, the transcription of Franck’s sonata that can be heard online) she tackles a program that extends from Schumann’s romanticism to the little-frequented sonata of Myaskovsky, a post-romantic Russian composer but without the genius of Rachmaninov. The judgement remains the same: beautiful (not transcendental) technique but sometimes superficial interpretation that does not delve into the deep meaning of the performed pieces. With the aggravating circumstance of a rather feeble sound (albeit with the attenuating circumstance of the size of the hall). The performance of Schumann’s three pieces was not good, and precisely because of their brevity as musical sketches they would require more introspection: she simply failed to convey the spirit of the Bonn composer. Certainly the piece that best expresses the nature of Kobekina is the beautiful final sonata by Shostakovich (a composer who obviously for his originality was disliked by the regime unlike Myaskovsky, winner of several Stalin’s prizes……). Similar reviews for Debussy and Boulanger. In short, a concert of medium quality that does not let hope well for significant developments for the cellist, who has now reached the threshold of her thirtieth year of age. Two encores: one Schumannian and the other (mistake!) a repetition of a movement of Shostakovich’s sonata. Moderate success of the audience. A note of absolute reproach for an introduction to the concert that was little more than the reading of the program, as if the audience were unable to read. From a quality introduction we expect an examination of some (not all for a matter of time) of the pieces performed and an information that helps to qualify the musical contents. In short: to speak in public (especially with limited time) you have to prepare yourself and not to  improvise.

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PS A “blogger” is not an oracle and inevitably makes errors (the minimum possible..). I often receive “corrections” not always fundamental and not always accurate. Just as I submit myself to the judgement of others with the name and surname so those who want to have the goodness to report errors or inaccuracies will have to do so only by sending a comment: everyone has his own responsibility.

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PS  Vorrei ringraziare tutti coloro che inseriscono commenti  ai posts utilizzando l’opzione “Lascia un commento”  (o “commenti” se ne sono già stati inseriti) prevista nella sezione sinistra (o prima del testo per schermi ridotti come i tablets) dei posts stessi affinchè tutti possano leggerli.  Il dibattito è sempre interessante per tutti…..grazie (è indispensabile lasciare nome e cognome – i commenti anonimi non saranno pubblicati)!!