MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Music & the Arts

Vänskä and Trpčeski Make an Incandescent Match with Seattle Symphony

Simon Trpčeski with Seattle Symphony; photo (c) Carlin Ma

My review of the SSO’s latest program has been posted:

Any suspicions that the best-loved piano concerto in the repertoire might sound routine or stale were dispelled from the outset in this performance by Simon Trpčeski, by turns majestic, heaven-storming, intimate, dreamy and terpsichorean. The Macedonian pianist immediately warmed to the orchestra and audience, bringing an intensity of focus and purpose to his interpretation. …

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