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"CHILD PRODIGY WITH SOUL"
The KölnIsche Rundschau reviews Thomas Dausgaard and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra's concert in Cologne, Germany, with solo pianist Kit Armstrong
With no less devotion the child dedicated himself to science. Today, at 18, Armstrong has long since completed both his mathematical and musical studies – but the training tips of his teacher Alfred Brendel he still takes very much to heart.
In the Köln Philharmonie, where Armstrong appeared as soloist with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Thomas Dausgaard, there was no sign of any “Wunderkind” attitude: no virtuoso theatricals were on display, instead simply wonderful music including a lucidly played Bach encore.
The main focus of the programme was Beethoven’s First Piano
Concerto. Armstrong played the work with a perfectly controlled approach. With regard to Beethoven he is no dare-devil, no wild youngster but instead a classic. Nevertheless, his performance is in no way precocious or overly trained, rather deeply heartfelt. The first theme of the C Major Concerto was played with a seldomly heard delicacy. He executed the runs and ornaments with a light hand, but at the same time creating glass-clear contours. With a singing tone he personalized the Largo, whilst in the End-Rondo he brought the music to dance through the buoyant rhythm. Framing the concerto was the remarkable performance of the opening orchestral work “A Freak in Burbank” written by the Swedish composer Albert Schnelzer as a homage to Haydn inspired by the garish Hollywood-Director Tim Burton, which was not without humour and was interpreted as such by Dausgaard.
At the end came Brahms’ First Symphony. Despite a small (string) section the Swedish Chamber Orchestra created a wonderful sound, whereby the very accented and rhythmically precise playing avoided any romantic indulgence. The solo violin / horn unison in the slow movement nevertheless opened up the heart. For the encore the orchestra gave a seamless performance of Brahms’ First Hungarian Dance.
Kölnischer Rundschau, Bernhard Hartmann, 4 March 2011
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