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BBC Radio 3 In Tune: Marc-André Hamelin

Marc-André Hamelin visits the BBC Radio 3 studios to discuss his upcoming performance at the BBC Proms premiering Ryan Wigglesworth’s piano concerto and he performs his Toccata on L'Homme Armé among other works.

BBC Radio 3 In Tune

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The Irish Times: What makes Marc-André Hamelin so special? Different class

There are any number of ways you could attempt to explain what makes Canada’s leading living pianist Marc-André Hamelin special.

The Irish Times
Michael Dervan

There are any number of ways you could attempt to explain what makes Canada’s leading living pianist Marc-André Hamelin special.

He’ll turn 57 in September and he’s been recording since he was in his 20s. So you could point to his extensive discography, which runs to over a hundred CDs. His recordings for the Hyperion label alone run to over 900 pieces.

But to look at the extent would be to miss the point. Other pianists have copious discographies. Alfred Brendel’s complete Philips recordings were issued as a set in 2015 and ran to 114 CDs, and the recordings he made earlier in his career add a further 35.

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Wisconsin Public Radio: Pianist Marc-André Hamelin

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin joins Norman to talk about his upcoming performance of Strauss' "Burleske in D minor" and Ravel's "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G Major" with the Madison Symphony Orchestra, John DeMain conducting, at the Overture Center in Madison on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 12-14.

Wisconsin Public Radio

Mr. Hamelin has released almost 80 albums and has been nominated for a Grammy nine times. He is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the German Record Critic’s Association and has been made an Officer of the Order of Canada and a Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada. The Canadian native currently lives in Boston.

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San Francisco Classical Voice: Marc-André Hamelin – Artistry With Sprezzatura

Marc-André Hamelin has been a regular visitor to San Francisco for some time. Yet, until Sunday’s concert as part of the San Francisco Symphony’s “Great Performers Series,” he had not given a solo recital in Davies Symphony Hall. With San Francisco’s biggest concert stage all to himself, he made a case for being one of the greatest artists of today.

San Francisco Classical Voice
By Ken Iisaka

Hamelin began with a steely and solemn reading of Bach’s Chaconne in D-Minor. Adhering faithfully to the score, he played the opening measures with his left hand only (an homage to another transcription of the same piece by Brahms, for left hand). His disciplined approach maintained the solemn character of the piece. Even as the variations flourished, at times more Busoni than Bach, the central chord progression remained clear. Hamelin worked hard to fill the large hall, and the effect was akin to being surrounded by organ pipes in all directions — fitting for a Bach transcription.

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Steinway Podcast: Soundboard – Marc-André Hamelin

In this episode of Soundboard, Marc-André Hamelin speaks with Steinway's Editor in Chief, Ben Finane, a day before his recital at Carnegie Hall, where he performed on Carnegie's Steinway Model D concert grand. Here, they discuss the music of Debussy, Feinberg, Haydn, Liszt, Ives and more.

Classical pianist Marc-André Hamelin is known for his consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries — in concert and on disc. In this episode of Soundboard, Hamelin speaks with Steinway's Editor in Chief, Ben Finane, a day before his recital at Carnegie Hall, where he performed on Carnegie's Steinway Model D concert grand. Here, they discuss the music of Debussy, Feinberg, Haydn, Liszt, Ives and more.

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Classical Classroom: On Discovering Hidden Classical Gems with Marc-André Hamelin

In this Classical Classroom episode, Marc-André Hamelin talks about how (and why) he finds music that’s new to him, about a few pieces he’s found that he loves, and gives advice on how you, too, can go a-(record)hunting.

Musical Classroom

Marc-André Hamelin is many things: a renowned pianist, a composer, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and a record collector of major proportions. The hands-on, no robots or algorithms, no safety net, digging in dusty bins in record shops variety. In fact, hunting for classical music diamonds in the rough is part of his creative process, and he loves bringing lesser-known works that he finds out into the light before audiences. In this episode, Hamelin talks about how (and why) he finds music that’s new to him, about a few pieces he’s found that he loves, and gives advice on how you, too, can go a-(record)hunting.

Listen below or at Classical Classroom’s website here.

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Blogcritics: Marc-André Hamelin at Carnegie Hall Review

Marc-André Hamelin opened his Carnegie Hall program with a sober and thoughtful performance. His approach showed an awareness that the music needs no excess. All the magnificence is there in the score.

Blogcritics
Jon Sobel

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The New York Times: Marc-André Hamelin

The New York Times lists Marc-André Hamelin’s Carnegie Hall recital on November 15 in its guide to the city’s best classical music and opera happening this weekend and in the week ahead.

The New York Times
David Allen

MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN at Carnegie Hall (Nov. 15, 8 p.m.). There’s a blend of core repertoire and pieces found far from the beaten path in this supreme pianist’s Carnegie recital this season, with Schumann’s Fantasy in C, Bach’s Chaconne in Busoni’s reworking, and two pieces by Chopin nestled alongside Alexis Weissenberg’s “Six Arrangements of Songs Sung by Charles Trénet” and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s “Cypresses.”

212-247-7800, carnegiehall.org

Read the full article, 8 Classical Music Concerts to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend, here.

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Seattle Times: Best bets for classical music in Seattle this fall

Taiwan Philharmonic and Marc-André Hamelin’s Meany Hall performances make Seattle Times’s “Best Bets for Classical Music in Seattle This Fall” list.

Seattle Times
Melinda Bargreen

President’s Piano Series presents Marc-André Hamelin: The multitalented virtuoso pianist was not only a juror at last year’s Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, he also composed a challenging toccata played by all 30 of the competitors.

7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17, Meany Theater at the University of Washington, Seattle

Taiwan Philharmonic with pianist Stephen Hough: This touring orchestra makes its Seattle debut in the acoustically warm Meany Theater with Brahms’ Symphony No. 2 and the “Dancing Song” (from “Three Aboriginal Songs for Orchestra”) of Taiwanese composer Gordon Chin.

7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, Meany Theater at the University of Washington, Seattle

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Gramophone: The Listening Room

James Jolly's weekly selection includes Bach from Daniel Lozakovich, Mark-Anthony Turnage from Marc-André Hamelin and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bach for the lute played by Thomas Dunford, and a reprise for Jakub Józef Orlinski's Vivaldi

Gramophone
James Jolly

A work I’m really glad to have discovered is the Piano Concerto by Mark-Anthony Turnage, a work from 2013 and premiered by Marc-André Hamelin with the Rotterdam Phil and Yannick Nézet-Séguin (and the recording here is, I assume, of that first performance). It’s a highly energetic piece and Hamelin is a magnificent soloist. The central movement is an elegy to Hans Werner Henze but the composer I keep getting little hints of is Leonard Bernstein.

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