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«I can think of few piano recitals finer than this»

― Seen and Heard International

Having first gained international attention with her highly-praised recordings of works by Chopin and Rachmaninov, Zlata Chochieva has already established herself as a distinctive voice amongst pianists, possessing a deep affinity for these composers in particular. Hailed by Gramophone as “the possessor of a comprehensive technique who brings an inner glow to every bar”, Zlata Chochieva has performed solo recitals and with orchestras in major venues such as the Herkulessaal in Munich, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall London, Konzerthaus Berlin, Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow.
Her Chopin Complete Etudes disc for Piano Classics was selected as an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone, and included in Gramophone’s list of 10 greatest Chopin recordings: “It is certainly one of the most consistently inspired, masterfully executed and beautiful-sounding versions I can recall.” (Jeremy Nicholas, Gramophone). Her 2015 CD of the Complete Etudes-Tableaux of Rachmaninov has likewise earned critical raves and been nominated for the German Record Critics’ Award.

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27.08.2021

Fantastic review of (re)creations from “Die Zeit”

“<...>The greatest delight on this album is the harpsichord Adagio in G minor by Giovanni Battista Grazioli, arranged for piano by Ignaz Friedman. On the harpsichord, Italianate and very baroque, somewhat angular and edgy, this piece hardly comes into its own: to its lyrical voice, that is. What Friedman, on the other hand, succeeds in doing with his transcription - almost wading in Romanticism; and Chochieva in her interpretation - is to make this piece sing in the Schubertian sense. If there is such a thing as universal beauty, the perfect balance of all internal and external qualities, this would be an example <...>
The most sensational choice Zlata Chochieva makes is Friedman's arrangement of the second movement from Gustav Mahler's Third Symphony, dedicated to Ferruccio Busoni <...> The fact that Zlata Chochieva succeeds in serving this genius in an almost solemn, relaxed mood as an intermediate course - without a big speech, without a big gesture, just like that - testifies to her masterly pianistic virtuosity and gives a deep insight into her disposition as an artist.”
Read the full review here: https://www.zeit.de/2021/35/zlata-chochieva-pianistin-klavier-musik-rachmaninoff-liszt-bach

20.08.2021

Live stream from Husum

Tune in Deutschlandfunk Kultur and listen to the live stream from Zlata Chochieva’s recital at the festival “Rarities of Piano Music”. Available for 30 days: https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/audio-archiv.517.de.html?drau%5Bsubmit%5D=1&drau%5Bsearchterm%5D=zlata&drau%5Bbroadcast_id%5D=266

16.08.2021

New reviews from Norwegian critics, following Zlata’s performances at the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival

“Zlata Chochieva’s performance of Béla Bartók's Klaviersonate (1926) was for me the festival's most complete musical experience. It excelled through a superb rubato (variations in tempo), and combined temperament and explosiveness with precisely nuanced timbres.”
NRK

“Chochieva's natural authority and deep understanding of the material in Béla Bartók's only piano sonata Sz 80 was a highlight.”
Morgenbladet