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... Olga Papikian played
Mozarts d-minor Fantasie KV 397 with a light touch dreamily, tenderly
and with great empathy. Her posture seemed to suggest, that she wanted to
distance herself from the music. Her forceful, dynamic playing,
demonstrating Mozarts keen dramatic sense, was gliding into tender
thoughts, then jubilation! Olga interpreted the great differences of themes
in Fantasie with emphasizing the fickleness of a genius a beautiful and
rare performance!
Olga Papikian can
slip into the role of the composer. She ponders over an idea, pauses a
little while, to leap into ecstasy, then changes again into a light, chatty
conversation. The hands of this pianist know many variations. Her light
touch masters the most delicate nuances of changing moods. Her Schubert
(Impromptu A-flat major op. posth. 142, Wanderer-Fantasie and her encore
from Die schne Mllerin ) were poetic, her Liszt euphoric.
This cold November evening in the
Monastery hall Olga Papikian shared all this with her audience. Her obvious
intensive studies enabled her to integrate Liszts La lugubre gondola No. 2
and the Wagners Tannhuser Ouvertre. She interprets La lugubre gondola,
composed 1885, as complete bewilderment, rage and holding back tears. After
a short interval, which the audience accepted as structuring element of her
play, followed the debate between Liszt and Wagner,which finds expression
in Wagners Tannhuser Ouvertre. Olga explained the relationship between
the two musicians: deep admiration, friendship, discord, disagreement and
renewed engagement. She is a master of vivid description, whose knowledge
and competence is the empathy and polished technique of a true virtuoso.
Olga Papikians engagement was certainly the
highlight of this season and many listeners would welcome a repetition of
her performance.....
Badische
Zeitung, 2007
Euphoria at Final Concert
...The End of Season concert at the
Monastery ended with enthusiastic and emotional applause. The Russian
pianist, Olga Papikian played Liszt, Schubert and Mozart with a great deal
of sensitivity, for which she received a standing ovation and she replied
with an encore. Despite the very demanding program she played two
additional pieces.....
Sdkurier,
2007
"Die Pianistin und Sopranistin Olga Papikian
hat den ersten Abend der neuen Spielzeit in der Reihe
"erstKlassik" in Hallbergmoos zu einem musikalischen Erlebnis
werden lassen. "Reflections" war das Konzert berschrieben, bei
dem Werke von Robert Schumann und Frderic Chopin im Zentrum standen.Fr
ihre virtuose und inspirierte Interpretation feierte das Publikum die
Knstlerin mit stehenden Ovationen
Eingangs hatte Olga Papikian ihr Publikum mit
Liedern von Franz Lachner und Robert Schumann als Sopranistin
begeistert".
Sddeutsche
Zeitung, 5.10.2010
"Im Winnender Schloss gelingt dem Duo
(Christine Mller/Olga Papikian) noch einmal diese womglich weibliche
Sensibilitt mit romantischer Frbung, in Clara Schumanns "Drei
Romanzen op.22" Da hat sich das Publikum bereits die Hnde
wundgeklatscht. Weil beide Musikerinnen in Francks Sonate nicht nur
sensibel und perfekt aufeinander eingestimmt, sondern auch besonders
virtuos spielten. Und
mit Verve sowieso."
Winnender Zeitung, 7.02.2011
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