Concert in Turin: A Deep and Multifaceted Musical Journey

On Wednesday, April 2nd, Alexander Gadjiev, artist-in-residence at Unione Musicale, held a recital at the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi in Turin. The wide-ranging repertoire, including works by Debussy, John Corigliano, Bartók, Scriabin, and Rachmaninoff, along with his musical maturity, offered the audience a beautiful experience. You can check the full article here.

"From the misty haze of Brouillards to the melancholic brightness of Bruyères, and finally to the explosive energy of Feux d’artifice, Gadjiev sculpts sound with a controlled touch and elegant sense of proportion, enhancing Debussy’s intimate and fluid writing, which seems to always deny the mechanical nature of the keyboard."

"The Italo-Slovenian pianist manages to recreate this iridescent and primordial effect without ever striking the ivory keys harshly, instead maintaining a softness and roundness in the sound that never harshens the score but elevates it, placing it in a more elegant and refined context."

"His interpretation avoids any gratuitous sentimentality, instead favoring a tense and coherent construction of the narrative arc that does justice to the feverish and densely textured writing of the Russian composer."

(07.04.2025, L’Ape musicale, Antonino Trotta)