His approach to both the Piano Concerto No. "The big hits with the crowd were Mozart favorites, which Wosner played from memory with exceptional attunement to underlying emotion.
Everything he played fit beautifully with their work."įond Farewells and New Revelations at This Year’s Concluding Naumburg Bandshell Concert Playing with fluidity, he paid particularly careful attention to the shadings the other musicians applied to their lines. "Pinchas Zukerman’s carefully shaped violin playing and ardent work from his wife, cellist Amanda Forsyth, benefited the proceedings, but the revelation was pianist Shai Wosner. Hadelich’s miraculous Bach tops a week of fine recitals at the festival in rainy Aspen He also demonstrated a particularly fast right hand in the first “episode” of this final “Allegro,” maintaining lightness and clarity." Wosner maneuvered easily through quick scale passages, fast chords up and down the keyboard and tricky hand-crossing demands. Mozart considered this Concerto to be one of his more difficult, and the solo keyboard part of the third movement was certainly a reason why. Milanov led the second movement “Andante” in a courtly and refined style, as Wosner provided a flowing piano part with even arpeggios. Wosner kept the ornamental figures clean (especially an extended trill and playful cadenza) and played in a detached style to match the resonance of the hall. "Wosner displayed a light touch on the piano from the outset, with crisp unisons in tandem with the orchestra. Princeton Symphony Orchestra Returns to McCarter Theatre for Live Performance American Record Guide, Jan-Feb 2019 IssueĪmerican Record Guide, March/April 2018 Issue
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