Vadym Kholodenko - Prokofiev - Piano Concertos on CD

Description

2013 Cliburn Gold Medalist Vadym Kholodenko became the first-ever 'Artist in Partnership' with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra beginning in 2014-15. Under the baton of Miguel Harth-Bedoya he opens his complete cycle of Prokofiev piano concertos with the 'dark-hued but dazzling' No. 2 in G minor, coupled with the less familiar No.5 in G major. Review 'a very fine pianist; there is doubt about his virtuosity and his affinity with Prokofiev ... there s a lot of potential in this young pianist ... Kholodenko is great in showing the drive of this music, the power of it, and also the different colours ... he has fingers of steel' --Marina Frolova-Walker BBC Radio 3 Record Review, 20th February 2016 **** 'This 2013 Cliburn alumnus, on adopted home ground, finds more light and shade than most in the second concerto, and the epic first movement cadenza impresses hugely … Orchestral playing is first, rate, and Harth-Bedoya accompanies with zest and power.

Tracks

1. Piano Concerto No. 2 In G Minor, Op (. 16)
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 In G Major, Op (. 55)