Hélène Grimaud

Concert Review: Pianist Hélène Grimaud — Combining Gritty Force and Dark Ecstasy

January 23, 2024

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Hélène Grimaud’s performances of Brahms, Busoni, and Beethoven drew on the strengths of her boldly imaginative powers, which have only deepened over the past two decades.

Classical Album Reviews: “For Clara” and “Bach Minimaliste”

September 26, 2023

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Reviews of Hélène Grimaud’s latest homage to Clara Schumann and La Tempête investigates seeming stylistic overlaps in the music of J. S. Bach, Henryk Górecki, Jehan Alain, Knut Nystedt, and John Adams.

Classical CD Reviews: Anna Clyne’s “Mythologies,” Simone Dinnerstein’s “A Character of Quiet,” and Hélène Grimaud’s “The Messenger”

November 24, 2020

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Composer Anna Clyne’s new disc displays her maturity as a composer and brilliance as an orchestrator; pianist Simone Dinnerstein builds a number of bridges between Philip Glass and Franz Schubert; pianist Hélène Grimaud’s interesting program is marred by some uneven Mozart.

CD Reviews: Jeremy Denk’s Goldberg Variations, Jan Vogler’s Dichterliebe, and Hélène Grimaud’s Brahms Piano Concertos

September 24, 2013

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A knockout performance from pianist Jeremy Denk, cellist Jan Vogler exudes a strong poetic sensibility, and pianist Hélène Grimaud’s Brahms Concertos are a mixed bag.