LUKAS DOESN'T DISAPPOINT US November 30, 2007
LUKAS DOESN'T DISAPPOINT US
30 November 2007
What can we say about pianist Lukas Vondracek - except that Stoke-on-Trent absolutely lov... [MORE]
Superb soloist sets the bar high October 31, 2007
Although the chief box office attraction for the WA Symphony Orchestra's concert on Monday evening was the famed pianist-turned-conductor Vladimir Ash... [MORE]
BSO at the Lighthouse, Poole October 12, 2007
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Venue: Lighthouse, Poole
Wednesday, October 10th
Two seminal works from the early twentieth century drew... [MORE]
A fantastique concert finale April 28, 2007
The BBC Philharmonic, and its extrovert chief guest conductor Vassily Sinaisky brought last night's "Gala Finale" concert in the Victoria Hall (Hanley... [MORE]
Czech with a flourish November 16, 2006
Birmingham Post
Tuesday's full Symphony Hall heard proof of the Czech Philharmonic's good health as it celebrates its 110th year of existence... [MORE]
"....young Czech star Luką Vondrącek" November 16, 2006
The Guardian
"The British profile of Jiri Belohlavek has increased considerably since his appointment as chief conductor of the BBC Symphony ... [MORE]
The high point : Rachmaninov's Preludes October 02, 2006
Westfälische Rundschau
The moon shines bright and glowing when the young Czech pianist Lukas Vondracek sets off in the first movement of Beet... [MORE]
Possessed by the intoxiaction of sound October 02, 2006
Ruhr Nachrichten
At the age of 20 Lukas Vondracek is one of the youngest participants at 'The Next Generation III' Festival at the Harenburg ... [MORE]
In the spirit of Rachmaninov June 10, 2006
A review by Cecilia Xuereb of Lukas's May 16th performance in Malta with the National Orchestra, conducted by Michael Laus.
Cz... [MORE]
Sunday Sentinel "Astonishing recital...." March 19, 2006
Lukas Vondracek, the Czech teenager who stunned the Forum Theatre audience with his keyboard virtuosity on the last night of Stoke-on-Trent Festival's... [MORE]
Piano Passions Forum Theatre Hanley March 14, 2006
Staffordshire Sentinel
Review by Eric Snape
Imagine the scene at the Forum Theatre in Hanley. One of the foremost pianists of the age, playi... [MORE]
An Evening in Moscow, Victoria Hall, Hanley October 01, 2005
The
Sentinel  ... [MORE]
"Vondracek's beguiling performance" May 05, 2005
Lukas played Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Marin Alsop, at The
Lig... [MORE]
".....Vondracek ... names to remember" March 05, 2005
Cincinnati
Post
... [MORE]
"...launched the new...series in terrific style.."Staffordshire Sentinel October 09, 2004
BBc Philharmonic Orchestra, Victoria
Hall.
Teenage Czech pianist Lukas Vondracek launched the new
Stoke-on-Trent Festival orchestral seri... [MORE]
"...clearly a wonderful prospect" The Guardian February 09, 2004
City of London Sinfonia conductor
Richard Hickox
Symphony Hall, Birmingham, Feb 5th
"....the teenage
Lukas Vondracek was the concerto so... [MORE]
Birmingham Post "a scintillating account...." February 07, 2004
City of London Sinfonia, conductor Richard
Hickox
Symphony Hall, Birmingham Feb 5th
".....Genuine freshness came with a scintillating acco... [MORE]
Dallas October 16th October 17, 2003
By OLIN CHISM / The Dallas Morning News
With music director Andrew Litton taking his annual departure - he'll be back
in 2004 - the Dall... [MORE]
A Brendel in the making April 04, 2003
Oxford Times
Hugh Vickers talks to a young Czech pianist at
the dawn of what promises to be a remarkable career.
"On March 21, the 16-year-old... [MORE]
Teen pianist adds to orchestra's lustre March 10, 2003
Review by Wynne Delacoma, Classical
Music Critic, Chicago Sun-Times
Lukas Vondracek, a 16-year-old Czech pianist with a
teenager's gangly str... [MORE]
Uncommonly talented pianist March 09, 2003
The hit of the evening was the 16-year-old Czech wunderkind
pianist, Lukas Vondracek. Musically there's not much to the score, (Prokofiev 1)
but... [MORE]
Demands of Prokofiev piece well met March 03, 2003
By Valerie Scher, Classical Music
Critic
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev was just 21 years old when
he served ... [MORE]
Recital by Angela Hewitt November 23, 2002
Review in Classical
Source by Ying Chang - see Links
"...Liszt is not to be played as if it were Dresden china. As
recent performances by... [MORE]
"..simply one of the most inspirational concerts I have attended in months..." November 13, 2002
South Bank International Piano Series
Review by Ying Chang on Classical Source
This was simply one of the most inspirational concerts I have
... [MORE]
Rising star Vondracek lives up to his advance billing October 28, 2002
A nearly full house assembled at the
Wellspring Theatre in the Epic Center Sunday evening to hear 16-year-old pianist
Lukas Vondracek perform i... [MORE]
Vondracek dazzles at Lake Forest - Chicago Tribune July 03, 2002
...The opportunity to hear two such
gifted instrumentalists -violinist Jennifer Frautschi and pianist Lukas
Vondracek - made the 45th season fi... [MORE]
Prokofiev 1 with the Oxford Philomusica April 18, 2002
Oxford Philomusica, conducted by Marios
Papadopoulos at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford...
The 15-year-old Czech pianist Lukas Vondracek... [MORE]
Warwick & Leamington Festival July 07, 2001
Saturday afternoon, in the Royal Pump
Rooms, Lukas Vondracek reeled off a sensational recital of romantic and early
20th century music. Somewha... [MORE]
Guts and passion from teenage pianist Lukas June 27, 2001
Those who have watched Lukas's
development for longer than I have must be thrilled to see how he is maturing.
It's not just his complete techni... [MORE]