Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Classical Music Album Reviews: “Duke Bluebeard’s Castle” and Jean-Yves Thibaudet Plays Khachaturian

April 13, 2025
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A conspicuously inviting account of Béla Bartók’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, and a welcome surprise: Aram Khachaturian actually wrote a pretty good piano concerto.

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Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Chamber Players Probe the Depths of Francis Poulenc

October 31, 2024
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It’s a rare treat to hear these three Francis Poulenc sonatas on a single program.

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Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Balancing Acts at Symphony Hall

April 27, 2015
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What makes pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet an ideal interpreter of Ravel’s Concerto in G is his understanding of and appreciation for jazz.

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Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — A Real Tradition, but of What?

April 20, 2015
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The tradition of hybrids is there, for anyone who chooses to use it. Our modern media world makes that tradition accessible in hitherto unimaginable ways.

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