Severin von Eckardstein
Severin von Eckardstein
Piano
Severin von Eckardstein is managed in the Benelux by Ydeleine Berntsen.
Contact:
E: ydeleine.berntsen@interartists.nl
Reviews
“[ … ] However, whether this tone now sings and talks, whether it stays flat or has its own hue; how the various tones and hues are transformed to an expressive speech of sound or phrase which grabs our soul. It is difficult to accomplish – not everyone can. I believe it is called: music. Severin von Eckardstein is a truly brilliant musician: and highly accomplished.”
“Severin von Eckardstein is different to all the others, in his interpretations and in his programs.
(…) In Beethoven’s “32 variations on a theme”, he expressively showed all the different facets. Then, in the two pieces of Liszt, he dedicated his extraordinary dynamism to a poetic and dramatic expressiveness, a power that was carried through to the extreme in the Third Sonata of Scrjabin, as if a volcano erupted. But the enthusiasm in the main hall increased even more with the encores: a very delicately played “Dying Swan” of Saint-Saëns in the arrangement of Leopold Godowsky and the First Ballade of Chopin performed with passionate devotion. Indeed, a Master Pianist.”
“[… ] the playing is simply stunning - the consummate virtuosity is placed entirely at the service of the music and, astonishingly, one almost forgets that a full orchestra should be playing this […] ”
“Severin von Eckardstein: a pianist who has everything.”
“Von Eckardstein’s exceptional talent as a pianist lies in the fact that he naturally moves on that metaphysical dividing line between dream and deed, imagination and materialized structure, desire and manifestation. His way of making music is reminiscent of flowing water, fluid and mobile, undulating without imposed limits, the light reflecting and breaking into fans of refined colours.”
“Scrabin’s sonata sounded like a summary of this evening: Von Eckardstein made the sonata shine like a diamond, always lighting up another facet. A flaming combination of poetry and passion, yet in total harmony.”
“The deeply sensitive Von Eckardstein puts his heart and soul into every note he plays, thus creating moments of sublime beauty. His refined, intense, poetic and highly individual playing recalls great pianists from the past, like Wilhelm Kempff. Pure romance and centuries of European civilization can be heard in his playing. The depth with which Von Eckardstein played six Lieder ohne Worte by Mendelssohn, both touching and impressive, lifted the pieces from the level of alleged elegant pastime. By coloring even the most abstract passages with emotional depth, Von Eckardstein reached out to the audience with his interpretation of ‘Ellis’- 3 Nachtstücke für Klavier (1961) by Heinz Holliger and the European premiere of Paul-Klee-Blatt IV: Geröll (2007) by Martin Herchenröder.
Grand and compelling was the Sonata in B minor by Liszt with its flaming passion and lyricism. The highlight was Von Eckardstein’s ‘orchestral’ interpretation of the Sixth Sonata by Prokofiev, in which he dreamt of heaven and hell and all that is in between. ”