Martha Argerich, Yossif Ivanov, and Mischa Maisky at Wigmore Hall review: a masterclass If forced to name the greatest pianist before the public today, or indeed for the last sixty years, many of us would have little hesitation in nominating the Argentinian virtuoso Martha Argerich.
When Argerich, Maisky and the young violinist Yossif Ivanov stepped on to the Wigmore stage last night, a collective sigh of relief was breathed by audience and hall director alike.
With Maisky and Ivanov she brought dexterity and spirit to Haydn’s popular G major Piano Trio, HXV/25, launching the final Gypsy Rondo at a cracking pace.
1 in G. Playing a modern cello if with a light bowing action, his notes lacked centre and skittered over the surface, with nothing much by way of the lift and grace of Baroque style.
The concert began unpromisingly, however, with Maisky picking his way none too stylishly through Bach’s Cello Suite No.
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