Chopin, Alkan Review – Pianiste
August 19, 2010
Regular partners on the concert platform since 2007, Tatjana Vassiljeva and Jean-Frédéric Neuburger have issued their first disc together, uniting Chopin and Alkan, both of whom shared a common admiration for the cellist [Auguste-]Josephe Franchomme, who premiered both sonatas on this CD.
Alkan does not give the performers of his music an easy time and the two partners convince not only with their physical commitment, because because the pitfalls are plentiful in this formidable score (especially the Finale alla Saltarella) but also by the attention to and respect of the nuances of the music and the balance between the instruments.
Dark, luminous, with supernatural overtones, the Adagio reaches a mystical density, while the Allegrettino is adorned with a Fauréenne sensuality.
Of lesser [musical] interest, the Chopin Sonata confirms the quality of playing and collusion between the two artists.
Tchaikovsky’s Rococo with Münchner Philharmoniker
July 3, 2010
In the early November Tatjana will perform Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations at the prestigious Philharmonie Gasteig in Munich, with the great Münchner Philharmoniker Orchestra, conducted by M° Dmitrij Kitajenko.
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Crechendo Festival in Russia
July 3, 2010
Tatjana will join other incredible musicians, orchestras and conductors during the russian festival Crechendo, between September and October 2010.
Nikolai Alexeev, Yuri Tkachenko, Dmitry Liss, Denis Matsuev, Maxim Rysanov, Alena Baeva, Alexander Buzlov, St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra amongst others, will perform with Tatjana in several concerts in the Russian soil.
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Philharmonisches Streichquintett der Berliner Philarmoniker, Summer Tour
June 21, 2010
Tatjana will join the String Quintet of the Berliner Philarmonker in their summer tour around Germany, France and Italy, between July 31st and August 12th.
Another chance to enjoy great music this summer!
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Poetic phrasing – The Strad
June 20, 2010
TATJANA VASSILJEVA, winner of the first prize in the 2001 Rostropovich Competition in Paris, has forceful things to say in Chopin’s Cello Sonata with pianist Jean-Frédéric Neuburger (Mirare MIR 107). This intensity of feeling, coupled with her full sound and poetic phrasing make this a striking interpretation. Alkan’s Sonate de concert op.47, a brave pairing, also receives a convincing performance. In the haunting Adagio, prefaced by a verse from the prophet Micah, Vassiljeva paints a very effective tone colour high up on the lower strings, and in the pyrotechnics of the finale, which might have frightened off less virtuosic cellists, the ensemble appears effortlessly immaculate.
Janet Banks – The Strad
Saint-Saens cello concerto nr 1 and 2 in Sapporo, Japan.
June 5, 2010
2 concerts in Sapporo, in Hokkaido, Japan for Tatjana, in the great Sapporo Concert Hall, aka ‘Kitara’.
The program includes both Charles Camille Saint-Saens’ Cello concerts, with the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Tadaaki Otaka.
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Hommage à Franchomme – Resmusica.com
April 28, 2010
Ils se produisent depuis quelques années en concert, sont dans la même agence artistique Kajimoto, mais c’est la première fois que la violoncelliste Tatjana Vassiljeva et le pianiste Jean-Frédéric Neuburger enregistrent ensemble. Le prétexte des commémorations Chopin nous permet de re(découvrir) par la même occasion la Sonate de concert de son contemporain Alkan. Tous deux ont écrit essentiellement pour le piano, étaient des virtuoses de leur instrument, ont vécu à Paris, et ont dédié leur sonate pour violoncelle et piano à la même personne, Auguste-Joseph Franchomme (1808-1884), grand violoncelliste et figure musicale de son temps. C’est d’ailleurs avec lui qu’ils ont créé respectivement leur sonate, Chopin en 1847, Alkan dix ans plus tard.
In Budapest with Dvořak
April 16, 2010
On May 30th, Tatjana will perform in Budapest with the Dohnányi Orchestra, conducted by M° Stephen D’Agostino.
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Berlin Philarmonic Stringquintett in France
April 16, 2010
On May 7th, Tatjana will join again the Berlin Philarmonic Stringquintett, the first of a long series of concerts all around Europe.
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La Folle Journée au Japon 2010 dedicated to Chopin
April 16, 2010
Being 2010 the Chopin’s year, the international festival LFJ dedicates to the great pianist and composer its Japan edition.
Tatjana, whose last recording includes the beautiful sonate for cello and piano, will be once again part of the festival with several performances.
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