COMING SOON: A New Mozart CD Release from Argerich!

As you may remember, Martha Argerich teamed up with her longtime chum Claudio Abbado and his young Orchestra Mozart for a few concerts earlier this year in Lucerne to play works that are not on her regular concert menu; Mozart's piano concertos KV 466 and KV 503.

Argerich returns to Buenos Aires

Nine years after her last performances in Buenos Aires, Martha Argerich will finally return to the city of her birth, Buenos Aires, for two concerts at the legendary Teatro Colón in August 2014. In both concerts she will be accompanied by her childhood friend Daniel Barenboim. The first concert on 3 August will feature her as a soloist with Barenboim's West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and two days later, Barenboim will join her in a piano duo concert.

More details will follow later.

Paris Concerts Oct 2013 Online

The Paris concerts with Martha Argerich and friends with the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne on 21 and 22 October were filmed for television, and they are available for on-demand streaming until 21 April 2014. Enjoy!

21 October: http://www.citedelamusiquelive.tv/Concert/1010103/johann-sebastian-bach-orchestre-de-chambre-de-lausanne-martha.html
22 October: http://www.citedelamusiquelive.tv/Concert/1010107/johann-sebastian-bach-orchestre-de-chambre-de-lausanne-nicholas.html  

Concert December 2013

5 December 2013
8pm
Gala Concert of the Concours de Genève "Festival des Lauréats"
Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra
Martha Argerich, Nelson Goerner, pianos
Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/Jaap van Zweden
Victoria Hall, Geneva, Switzerland

Concerts November 2013

November is the month of the duo for Martha Argerich. After playing two concerts in Bremen and Hannover with her friend Lilya Zilberstein, she will embark on a 6-city tour of Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France and Spain with another old friend, violinist Gidon Kremer, performing works by Weinberg and Beethoven.

1 November 2013 

8pm 

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a 

Mozart (arr. Busoni): Fantasie für eine Orgelwalze, K 608 

Smetana: Sonate in One Movement; Rondo in C major 

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 "Fantaisie-Tableaux", op. 5 

Martha Argerich; Lilya Zilberstein, pianos; Duo Gerzenberg, Piano Duo 

Großer Saal, Glocke, Bremen, Germany 

3 November 2013 

8pm 

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a 

Mozart (arr. Busoni): Fantasie für eine Orgelwalze, K 608 

Liszt: Concerto Pathetique 

Smetana: Sonate in One Movement; Rondo in C major 

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 "Fantaisie-Tableaux", op. 5 

Martha Argerich; Lilya Zilberstein, pianos; Duo Gerzenberg, Piano Duo 

Großer Sendesaal, NDR Niedersachsen, Hannover, Germany

11 November 2013

7.30pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano

Konzertsaal, KKL, Luzern, Switzerland

14 November 2013

8pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano

Herkulessaal, Munich, Germany

18 November 2013

7.30pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano

Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria 

24 November 2013

4pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano

Salle Pleyel, Paris, France

26 November 2013
8pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano
Lütfi Kırdar Anadolu Auditorium, İstanbul, Turkey

28 November 2013

8.30pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano

Sala de Concerts, Palau de la Musica Catalan, Barcelona, Spain

30 November 2013

7.30pm

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 8, Op. 30, No. 3 

Weinberg: Sonata for Solo Violin No. 3, Op. 126
Weinberg: Violin Sonata No. 5 Op. 53

Beethoven: Sonata for Piano and Violin No. 10, Op. 96

Gidon Kremer, Violin
Martha Argerich, Piano

Sala de Camara, Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain

Past concerts October 2013

Apologies for not updating the page in a while! It's been a busy few months, and as such, time has been at a premium. Here are some listings for past concerts that took place in October, for your information.

9 October 2013
7.30pm
Ivry Gitlis Recital with Martha Argerich
Sala Sinfonica, Auditorio Nacional de Musica, Madrid, Spain

21 October 2013
8pm
J. S. Bach: Concerto for 4 Pianos and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065
Dong Hyek Lim; Martha Argerich; Lilya Zilberstein; Mauricio Vallina, pianos
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France

22 October 2013
8pm
J. S. Bach: Concerto for 4 Pianos and Orchestra in A minor, BWV 1065
Nicholas Angelich; Martha Argerich; Nelson Goerner; Akane Sakai, pianos
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France

30 October 2013
7.30pm

Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn, op.56a

Mozart (arr. Busoni): Fantasie für eine Orgelwalze, K 608

Liszt: Concerto Pathetique

Smetana: Sonate in One Movement; Rondo in C major

Rachmaninov: Suite No. 1 "Fantaisie-Tableaux", op. 5

Martha Argerich; Lilya Zilberstein, pianos; Duo Gerzenberg, Piano Duo

Großer Saal, Laeiszhalle, Hamburg, Germany

Concerts September 2013

3 September 2013

8pm

Mozart: Fantasia for Musical Clock Work

Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, op.45

Schumann: Andante and Variations, op.46

Liszt: Reminiscences de Don Juan de Mozart, S 418

Lutoslawski: Variationen über ein Thema von Paganini

Martha Argerich & Mauricio Vallina, piano

Großer Saal, Gewandhaus, Leipzig

7 September 2013

7.30pm

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 15

Martha Argerich, piano

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Dutoit

Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, Switzerland

15 September 2013

8pm

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, op.15

Martha Argerich, piano

Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim

Großer Saal, Philharmonie, Berlin

16 September 2013

8pm

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1, op.15

Martha Argerich, piano

Staatskapelle Berlin/Daniel Barenboim

Großer Saal, Konzerthaus, Berlin

22 September 2013

8pm

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, KV 271 'Jeunehomme'

Orchestra Mozart/Claudio Abbado

Auditorio Manzoni, Bologna, Italy

29 September 2013

Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 9, KV 271 'Jeunehomme'

Orchestra Mozart/Claudio Abbado
Salle Henry Le Boeuf, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium

Concerts August 2013

Although Argerich was scheduled to perform two concerts in Warsaw in August at the 'Chopin and His Europe Festival', she will now perform in only one. But for those lucky ones who are able to get to the Polish capital, you are in for a rare treat; an Argerich warhorse staple, Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto!

29 August 2013
8pm
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, op.26
Substituted by Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 15
Martha Argerich, piano 
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jacek Kaspszyk
Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw, Poland

Progetto Martha Argerich 2013

First of all, apologies for the lack of recent posts! Work has been keeping me away from updating the blog, but here is a new post to (hopefully) make up for it!

Argerich, Abbado and Mozart in Lucerne

After Jan Lisiecki stepped in for Martha Argerich in Bologna for what was to have been her performance in Bologna with Claudio Abbado in March, there were a few who voiced concern.

'Will she play in Lucerne?'

Argerich in Manchester

Martha Argerich has probably played in hundreds of cities during her long career, but she hasn't yet performed in Manchester.

Jeunehomme

Martha Argerich and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart have a long history together. She performed his d-minor Concerto, KV 466 as a young girl, and it has remained one of her great loves. Although she hasn't performed his works on a regular basis, she has brought back a few concerti back into her repertoire in recent times (Concerto No. 25, as well as No. 20)

Something that is a new addition to her concerto repertoire is Concerto No. 9, otherwise known as 'Jeunehomme'. Argerich and her long-time friend Claudio Abbado are scheduled to join forces again for three performances of the great concerto in September (in Italy, the Netherlands and France). But as always, don't take my word for it as definitive, since her concert dates are always tentatively planned in advance, and there is a chance that she will not perform at all, or play another work.

Having said that though, let's cross our fingers, in the hope that she DOES play! What a marvel it would be hear her take on the beloved work! 

Youtube

Youtube is a treasure trove of rare and exciting video material, and luckily for us fans, more and more uploads featuring Argerich are popping up.

theviolinchannel has recently uploaded a video of the Schumann Piano Quintet from 2011, when Argerich performed with members of the Berlin Philharmonic and Mischa Maisky at the Kammermusiksaal in the Berlin Philharmonie. Enjoy!

Concerts May 2013

The Argerich Music Festival in Beppu is celebrating its 15th season this year. And to mark the anniversary of the 'Meeting Point', Argerich herself will perform in three concerts; two in Japan and one in South Korea. The recital in Seoul marks the first joint recital of the Maisky and Argerich in Korea.

6 May 2013
8pm
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne 
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.2, op.5, No. 2 
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D.821 
Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano 
Concert Hall, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

11 May 2013
5pm
Stravinsky: Suite Italienne 
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No.2, op.5, No. 2 
Schubert: Arpeggione Sonata, D.821 
Chopin: Introduction and Polonaise brillante, op.3
Mischa Maisky, cello
Martha Argerich, piano
Philharmonia Hall, B-Con Plaza, Beppu, Japan


18 May 2013
2pm
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio, op. 50
Martha Argerich, piano
Iichiko Grand Theater, Iichiko Culture Center, Oita