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| Alina Ibragimova (Photo: Sussie Ahlburg) |
“Pēteris Vasks’s Violin Concerto “Distant Light” presses
the button marked “spiritual angst” quite effectively, but for all its
sincerity, feels hamstrung by the chunkiness of its transitions. Alina
Ibragimova gave it the very best performance its composer can possibly have
wished for (he was present and looked very pleased), directing the ensemble of
strings while burrowing deep into its heartfelt expressive core with an
unyielding intensity that marks her out as one of the world’s most powerfully
persuasive violinists. It brought a large part of the audience to its feet but
left me only intermittently touched. Ultimately, I’m unable to shake the feeling
that Arvo Pärt does this sort of thing better.”
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