Renaud Capuçon, Mao Fujita, and Kian Soltani offered two memorable performances on January 11th and 12th, as part of the cycle Cámara XXI of the CNDM and at the Palau de la Música in Valencia, garnering unanimous praise from both audiences and critics.
Both dates began with Franz Schubert's Piano Trio No. 1 in B-flat major, D 898, about which Gonzalo Pérez Chamorro, in his review for Ritmo, highlighted: “Such was the depth achieved that magical, unforgettable moments like the Andante or the vast development of the Allegro became lessons in interpretative mastery.”
The program continued with Johannes Brahms' Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8, where Santiago Martín Bermúdez, in his review for Scherzo, emphasized the “Adagio's sequence, which these musicians transform into poetry: that dissolution of sound, that fading away, that resolution at the end...!”
Bermúdez also highlighted the exceptional qualities of the ensemble, praising "the singing quality of Capuçon's violin (...) and that of the Austrian Kian Soltani when he, too, brings to life what both composers wrote. And Mao Fujita does more than accompany; he not only envelops but also unfolds a landscape that shapes and nuances the lines of the two strings (which, at times, become song, though not always).”
In their performance in Valencia, music critic Justo Romero, writing for Beckmesser, lauded the trio’s synergy, describing their collaboration as "divergent personalities converging into a single heartbeat. Artists who listen to each other and enrich one another through their individuality, shedding their egos to merge into the unique language of the artwork."
Photos: (c) Centro Nacional de Difusión Musical (CNDM) - Elvira Megías.
