Elegance and Passion During his brief greeting to the audience at the Philharmonic Society in Gijón, Libor Novacek reminded us that this was his third performance in the city. His previous recital two years ago featured works by Chopin, Brahms and Liszt, while on the previous occasion – that is, his first performance for [...]
New Ross Piano Festival Libor Novacek played ‘In the Mists’ with great feeling and understanding of the contradiction between composer Janacek’s destructive anger and the happily creative writer of music he would like to have been. For the eager audience, this piece calmed them down and prepared them for the journey through the festival’s music. [...]
Klavierabend mit Libor Novacek wird den zahlreichen Besuchern als großer musikalischer Eindruck lange in Erinnerungen bleiben. Großartig, wie scharf er die Konturen Haydns zeichnete, wie genau er formulierte und mit kleinsten Mitteln Charaktere schuf. Chopin hätte man sich deutlicher, mit mehr Körper, entscheidener, gezakter in der Diktion kaum vorstellen können. Eine pianistische Leistung auf höchsten [...]
Wednesday, November 18, 2009 On a dreary Lakeland day Kendal Midday Concert Club welcomed the Czech pianist, Libor Novacek; “he was cold, missing the warm Spanish sunshine he had recently been enjoying”. Pianists hate cold fingers – they impart sluggishness to a performance and a resultant mental dissatisfaction: “he hoped he would warm up as [...]
by Robert Johnson ‘…Novacek invokes the spirits of such keyboard giants as Julius Katchen, Sviatoslav Richter and Claudio Arrau in committing his interpretation to disc. In the first of the Opus 117 Intermezzi, which Brahms described as „three lullabies of my grief“, Novacek almost suspends time, such is his concentration and his ability to maintain [...]
27/02/2009 by Edgar Davidian, Al Bustan Festival Bravoure absolue avec Libor Novacek ‘Un programme aux phosphorescences profondament impressionnistes. Le piano, sous les doigts experts de Libor Novacek, a chante, avec une bravoure absolue, toutes les couleurs des saisons et les sensations les plus fugaces… Un pianiste hors pair pour un menu allechant,qui sort litteralement du [...]
Intimismo y fantasia El pianista checo ofrecio un programa amplio, variado, interpretado con pulcritud y sensibilidad poetica. Novacek es un pianista de maneras finas, toque rico en matices, especialmente en la gama de las intensidades suaves lo que confiere a sus versiones un alto grado de intimismo, fraseo elegante de un melodismo natural y claridad [...]
Het was een bijzondere avond zondag 2 november 2008! Het publiek in het Koetshuis was muisstil en diep onder de indruk van de componist en zijn vertolker. Libor Novacek toonde zich een meester en het publiek dat dit mocht ervaren was overgelukkig.
by Peter Lawson ‘Certainly his monumental interpretation of Liszt’s Annees de Pelegrinage: Suisse left the Lyddington audience in stunned silence for almost a minute before their rapturous applause recalled the handsome Czech for many curtain calls.’
12/09/2008 by Tim Ashley ‘Czech pianist Libor Novacek’s considerable reputation rests primarily on his Liszt performances, though he is also a superb Brahmsian if this startling recital is anything to go by. This is big-boned playing, very Romantic and covering a huge dynamic and emotional range. The high point comes, however, with Novacek’s performance of [...]
