A CONSCIOUS TRIBUTE
MIKE WHEELER praises the remarkably fine musicianship of pianist Dominic Degavino
Standing in at very short notice for an indisposed Alexandra Vaduva, pianist Dominic Degavino impressed with his remarkably mature musicianship. (Derby Chamber Music, Multi-Faith Centre, Derby University, 9 November 2018.)
He began with Janáček's From the Street, 1.X.1905, the two surviving movements of a piece written to commemorate the death of a young worker during a demonstration (and which, incidentally, was never referred to as a sonata in the composer's lifetime, though it often gets called one)...
Copyright © 17 November 2018 Mike Wheeler, Derby UK
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