Playing the 2nd Beethoven piano concerto with the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland -Pfalz and Chief Conductor Michael Francis, Artur Pizarro receives an enthusiastic review for his ‘brilliant rendition’ and ‘joyful music making’:
‘…no doubt there is someone, for whom the joy of making music together means more than complacent soloist brilliance….
With Pizarro, all this sounds like a completely relaxed warm-up exercise: completely unagitated, he lets the solo part glitter over the orchestra with a crystal-clear touch, presenting himself as a master of the punch line, as a Beethoven interpreter who above all wants to express the playfulness of the titan of the keyboard. The Staatsphilharmonie is infected by a joy of playing and demonstrates a high degree of homogeneity, despite the large corona distance of the winds from the rest.’
‘…no doubt there is someone, for whom the joy of making music together means more than complacent soloist brilliance….
With Pizarro, all this sounds like a completely relaxed warm-up exercise: completely unagitated, he lets the solo part glitter over the orchestra with a crystal-clear touch, presenting himself as a master of the punch line, as a Beethoven interpreter who above all wants to express the playfulness of the titan of the keyboard. The Staatsphilharmonie is infected by a joy of playing and demonstrates a high degree of homogeneity, despite the large corona distance of the winds from the rest.’