The debut solo recital recording, Vadym Kholodenko plays Rachmaninoff, Medtner receives a new review in MusicWeb International:
“Vadym Kholodenko, winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn competition, sets out with a solo debut that skilfully combines the familiar with the unknown. You can judge his pianism against the greats in Rachmaninoff’s famous transcriptions…and you can be equally impressed by his advocacy of Nikolai Medtner’s seventh sonata. … Medtner dedicated [The Night Wind Sonata] to an appreciative Rachmaninov, and the sonata demands virtuosity. Indeed, the demand is basically constant over the half-hour — the piano version of running a marathon… but Kholodenko really sells this piece… He manages to perform the Medtner sonata not just with basic survival skills but with eagerness and flair. … Kholodenko is just 28 years old… the sky could be the limit.” —Brian Reinhart, MusicWeb International
Read the full review on www.musicweb-international.com
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