Rustem Hayroudinoff

Press Reviews

2007

Rachmaninov
Complete Études-Tableaux


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"Hayroudinoff takes the composer at his word, a courtesy to Rachmaninov not granted by every pianist. Temperamentally he is right inside the music. This is powerful Rachmaninov playing that transcends the artificial constraints of the recording studio".

	BBC Music Best Instrumental CD of the Year Nomination 2008
	"These forthright, beautifully weighted performances keep the emotion in check but never at bay. With Hayroudinoff's playing equal even to the greatness of Richter, Op. 39 No. 7 emerges as one of Rachmaninov's greatest creations in a drama of life and death."

Gramophone, February 2007

"Rustem Hayroudinoff plays these extraordinary miniatures with sensational aplomb, transforming some of the most note-spattered pages in the piano repertoire into sublime poetics. My piano record of the year so far".

Classic FM Magazine, February 2007

Instrumental Choice of the Month CD

"…there’s little doubt that Hayroudinoff’s warmly recorded interpretations are not only brilliantly characterised and absolutely masterly in terms of technique, but also sufficiently varied in colour and timbre to enable him to extract the maximum degree of impact throughout each piece - an extra dimension that makes his performances sound even more vibrant and imaginative…whilst conveying more vividly the increasing desperation that engulfs the music. Benchmark recording".

BBC Music Magazine, January 2007

2005

Dvorak Piano concerto/Violin concerto
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra,
conductor Gianandrea Noseda


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“Among many Dvorak issues I’d like for my collection…the problematic Piano Concerto with the inspired young Russian, Rustem Hayroudinoff, bringing out a rare joy.”

Gramophone, December 2005 - Best Cds of 2005

"Hayroudinoff is excellent: he has an invigorating manner, and a clear enjoyment of the work and belief in it which are very convincing".

International Record Review, March 2005

“Rustem Hayroudinoff sounds as though he believes in every note of the Piano Concerto, making even the most commonplace of phrases sound utterly magical. Dvorák was by no means an expert pianist, as is reflected in page after page of awkward, unidiomatic writing, yet Hayroudinoff somehow clarifies and illuminates even the most densely-textured terrain, making it glisten and radiate emotional warmth. Even Richter’s celebrated EMI recording must cede to this outstanding newcomer.”.

Classic FM Magazine, London, August 2005

“The Piano Concerto has never had the same popularity as some other Dvorák works, but Rustem Hayroudinoff is a persuasive exponent of its grandeur, its rhythmic thrust and the passages of delicacy and decoration that establish an exciting dialogue with the orchestra”.

The Daily Telegraph , London, July 2005

“It says much for the Russian pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff that he gives such a commanding performance of the Dvorak Piano Concerto…just as dazzling and just as electrically compelling. Hayroudinoff even more than Richter brings out the joyful, carefree quality of Dvorak’s inspiration, demonstrating what a wonderful fund of good melodies it contains. The clarity of his articulation in the trickiest passagework is phenomenal, and his phrasing in the central Andante Sostenuto is limpidly beautiful, even warmer than that of Richter.…an outstanding modern version.”

Gramophone, July 2005

Shostakovich Symphony No.4, Op. 43
arranged by the composer for two pianos
(with Colin Stone)


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"Revelatory version of a spectacular 20th - century orchestral masterwork. Hayroudinoff and Stone impress with their knowledge of the score, giving a well-prepared, gutsy performance…".

Gramophone, July 2005

"Hayroudinoff is excellent: he has an invigorating manner, and a clear enjoyment of the work and belief in it which are very convincing".

International Record Review, July/August 2005

"That this is a major Shostakovich release goes without saying, but, more than that, it will hopefully lead to frequent hearings, during the composer’s centenary year and beyond, of what is here revealed as an absorbing and perceptive transcription."

International Record Review, May 2005

2004

Rachmaninoff Works for Cello and Piano
(with Alexander Ivashkin):


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"Rustem Hayroudinoff proves himself to be a player in the great Russian virtuoso tradition."

Gramophone, May 2004

As far as Rachmaninoff's 'complete' cello music goes, this is the best I have heard."

American Record Guide, NY

"Rachmaninov clearly wrote the piano part with his own formidable capabilities in mind, but Hayroudinoff meets both the technical and emotive challenges ably."

Pianist, London

2003

Rachmaninoff
24 Preludes


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"This complete set [Rachmaninoff's 24 Preludes] is a gem".

Classic FM Magazine , March 2004

2001

Shostakovich
Theatre Music - Premiere Recordings:


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"An absolutely precious disc… A first-rate performance by the pianist Rustem Hayroudinoff, brilliant technically but even more so in the psychological and often drastic transitions from one piece to another."

Compact Discs Classic (Italy), July/August 2001

1999

Rustem Hayroudinoff
Released on Live Notes


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"Apart from the brilliant technique his performance on this CD displays the lyricism unusual for many Russian musicians. Particularly striking are the pieces by Rachmaninoff for the sheer singing quality and the Blue Danube Waltz which is full of vitality and vigorous, bouncing rhythm."

Musica Nova (Tokyo), March 1999

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