Teatro Regio, Parma
Liszt’s Second Piano Concerto in A major, whose special beauty seems enclosed in its harmonic instability, received an enthralling performance. Here, the piano is king, set in an intricate and insinuating orchestral web, constantly beckoned to penetrate its lines. Anna Kravtchenko, the warmly applauded soloist, untangled its knots with her usual aplomb, accompanied by the highly imaginative energy that she always reveals on every page. Liszt the acrobat materialised in the third movement, as if to provoke the orchestra with enthusiastic sparkle. A triumphant evening. (Elide Bergamaschi)