Italy’s Federico
Colli played Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 with
a touch that gave a wonderfully sprung lightness to the music. In the slow
movement he kept a flow and underlying tension that brought out the real
Beethovenian feel, whilst the finale was beautifully poised and shaped with
those sprung rhythms wonderfully lifting the music.
After the interval, Andrew
Tyson, from the USA, performed Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D
minor, Op. 30 in a performance of tremendous freedom and character. This performance,
for me, had everything, so many little details and captivating touches, such
individuality. At times this performance had an improvisatory feel with new
thoughts at every turn.
So have I a clear favourite? Well my own choice by far is
Andrew Tyson, not just for his mesmerising Rachmaninov, but for his captivating
Chopin Preludes in the semi-final recital stage.
But Louis Schwizebel who gave us a performance of Beethoven’s
Piano Concerto No.4 that was full of poetry, poise and depth as well as his
recital performance of Haydn’s Piano Sonata No.50 and Andrejs Osokins with his
revealing and rhythmically commanding Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 and
recital performance of Beethoven’s last Piano Sonata op.111 are high on my
list.
Dame Fanny Waterman once said that ‘There are no losers at
Leeds.’ This year’s competition has certainly proved that to be the case,
especially when you see the enormous talent showcased in this terrific final.
It’s now over to the jury who, this year, have an incredibly
difficult task with such a line-up of talented pianists. Hopefully the result
will come before 10.30pm
I will be giving the result in a blog later this evening.
See also:
http://theclassicalreviewer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/leeds-international-piano-competition_15.html
See also:
Leeds International Piano Competition 2012. The Finals Part
1.
Leeds International Piano Competition 2012. The finalist’s
recitals. http://theclassicalreviewer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/leeds-international-piano-competition.html
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