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NAREK HAKHNAZARYAN PLAYS CELLO BEAUTIFULLY BUT NEEDS TO PUSH HIMSELF
ARMENPRESS
21 May, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAR 21, ARMENPRESS: Washington is fortunate to get regular
visits from Armenian cello phenom Narek Hakhnazaryan, whose gold medal
at last year's Tchaikovsky Competition added to a bulging trophy case,
reports Armenpress citing The Washington Past.
He has appeared here at least five times in recent seasons, and
his recital on Saturday afternoon at the Library of Congress drew a
vociferously appreciative audience.
Hakhnazaryan's gifts on the instrument are manifest; his sound can
turn from orotund power to a gossamer whisper in an instant, and
he undertakes risky (but more expressive) fingerings with complete
security. His intonation is mostly excellent, although it can drift
when he plays fortissimo. His facility and clarity with the instrument
are astonishing, and he attends carefully to the connections between
notes, creating singing lines of satisfying logic. As an interpretive
artist, Hakhnazaryan is a work in progress; a year ago, he was a
student at the New England Conservatory, and it might take time to
develop his personal voice. It's fine to be transported by the music,
as his performing demeanor often indicates, but top-level artists do
more than react to the music - they re-create it and say something
fresh and individual through it. There is nothing standing in this
young virtuoso's way; with further experience and mentoring (life
and musical), more chamber music and taking time to reflect about
what he has to say, the sky's the limit.
ARMENPRESS
21 May, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, MAR 21, ARMENPRESS: Washington is fortunate to get regular
visits from Armenian cello phenom Narek Hakhnazaryan, whose gold medal
at last year's Tchaikovsky Competition added to a bulging trophy case,
reports Armenpress citing The Washington Past.
He has appeared here at least five times in recent seasons, and
his recital on Saturday afternoon at the Library of Congress drew a
vociferously appreciative audience.
Hakhnazaryan's gifts on the instrument are manifest; his sound can
turn from orotund power to a gossamer whisper in an instant, and
he undertakes risky (but more expressive) fingerings with complete
security. His intonation is mostly excellent, although it can drift
when he plays fortissimo. His facility and clarity with the instrument
are astonishing, and he attends carefully to the connections between
notes, creating singing lines of satisfying logic. As an interpretive
artist, Hakhnazaryan is a work in progress; a year ago, he was a
student at the New England Conservatory, and it might take time to
develop his personal voice. It's fine to be transported by the music,
as his performing demeanor often indicates, but top-level artists do
more than react to the music - they re-create it and say something
fresh and individual through it. There is nothing standing in this
young virtuoso's way; with further experience and mentoring (life
and musical), more chamber music and taking time to reflect about
what he has to say, the sky's the limit.