Guest review by Johanna Keller
On Thursday evening, Cuban-born pianist Horacio Gutiérrez, along with conductor Rossen Milanov leading the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, demonstrated the power of the pianissimo in a sparkling and propulsive rendering of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58. read more —>
Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. Rossen Milanov, conductor; Horacio Gutiérrez, piano
Thursday, August 20, 2015 • 08:15pm
Location • Amphitheater
In the Steppes of Central Asia—Alexander Borodin 9′
Piano Concerto No.4, op.58, G major—Ludwig van Beethoven 34′
Symphony No.5, op.100, B-flat major—Serge Prokofiev 46′
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Gutierrez is a fine technician who is content to let this music speak for itself without superimposing any unnecessary interpretive choices. His was an honest, thoughtful approach that allowed the work’s poetry to emerge convincingly. Read full review–>
Horacio Gutierrez, a popular pianist with orchestras and audiences alike, returns to the Sooner State this week for his sixth appearance with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic. He’ll be the soloist in Frederic Chopin’s “Concerto No. 1 in E Minor,”
“Like Mozart, Chopin was after an expression as pure and free of artifice as possible,” Gutierrez explained. “In that, they have a lot in common. What makes Mozart’s music so great is its economy, its depth of feeling and mood. Chopin had a much wider pianistic language but he also strove for straightforward simplicity and beauty.” continue reading–>
Starting this September Horacio Gutiérrez will mentor a new generation of pianists at the Manhattan School of Music. Here are some of his thoughts about what teaching means to him: Continue reading
Horacio Gutiérrez will offer masterclasses at the Oxford Philomusica Piano Festival this summer.
This celebration of the piano, stretched over a week at the end of July/beginning of August, combines a programme of concerts in some of the most beautiful and historic buildings in Oxford – including Sir Christopher Wren’s Sheldonian Theatre, the ceremonial hall of the University – with an intensive daily programme of lectures and masterclasses.
As a residential course, held in the idyllic setting of St Hilda’s College, it provides full-board accommodation to participants and observers, as well as full access to all Festival events and practising facilities. Masterclasses take place at the Jacqueline du Pre Music Building, a state-of-the-art auditorium within the grounds of St Hilda’s College. Full details of the Festival and how to apply can be found here.