Page 359 - Liverpool Philharmonic 22-23 Season Coverage Book
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14 January 2023
Remarkable Schumann and thrilling Tchaikovsky
from Domingo Hindoyan and the RLPO
By Rohan Shotton,
The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s securing of Daniel Barenboim as soloist for
this concert was a sensational, if surprising, coup, the great pianist’s first visit to Liverpool in
over half a century, and a rare expedition north of the Barbican for a figure of such renown.
His cancellation due to ill-health was unfortunate for the orchestra, which had succeeded in
selling out the hall even at escalated seat prices. Nonetheless, Víkingur Ólafsson proved a
triumphant replacement, his performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A
minor perhaps the most compelling I have heard and his encore simply devastating.
Víkingur Ólafsson
© Ari Magg
