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

Concerts March - April 2013

Martha is going back to the classics. For her concerts in March and April will join Claudio Abbado and his Orchestra Mozart for a one-off performance in Bologna, as well as two concerts at the prestigious Lucerne Easter Festival. And in April, the two titans of the music scene will perform two concerts with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra in April 2013. Beethoven will be on the menu for the concerts in Ferrara and Paris.

Concerts November 2012

Op. 54 is the flavour of November.

This November, Martha Argerich will be partnered by Sir Antonio Pappano and his Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, performing Schumann's Piano Concerto. Starting in Rome, the home of the orchestra, they will go on to Luxembourg, Munich and Berlin for a three-city tour.

Concerts July 2012

A faithful visitor to the Verbier Festival, Argerich will perform two concerts at the alpine festival in Switzerland, in repertoire familiar and not-yet-so-familiar.

Progetto Martha Argerich June 2012

Photo: A. Heitmann

The Progetto Martha Argerich is 10 years old! For the 11th edition of the Swiss festival, the programming yet again an eclectic mix of the familiar with the unusual.