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 [...]
by Claudio von Foerster, Piano Festival Chopiniana, Buenos Aires ‘Novacek es un pianista nato, con facilidad natural, sencillez de expresion y muy respetables medios. Es grato que un interprete joven tenga buen gusto, que evite la espectacularidad artificiosa y, sobre todo, que no parezca perder control en los momentos de real exigencia mecanica.’
03/09/2008, Buenos Aires Un Virtuoso checo – Segundo concierto del Festival Chopiniana 2008 ‘… interprete de solida formacion e indudable poderio tecnico, puestos ambos al servicio de un lucido enfoque estilistico.’ ‘… Novacek is an interpreter of solid education and doubtless technical power, which he combines with a lucid stylistic focus.‘ ‘Novacek encaro finas y [...]
10/2008 by Jeremy Nicholas ‘ ‘This is highly rewarding programme, and one to which the young Czech pianist brings clear textures, warm tonal colours and an insightful musicality.’
29/07/ 2008 by Wayne Muller South Africa Concert Tour ‘The exceptionally rich sound he obtains from the piano, was striking. Novacek has a natural flair for Brahms’ music and his playing was consistently exceptional.’
07-08/2008 by Max Harrison Libor at the Wigmore ‘Libor Novacek began on 4 June with Haydn’s Sonata No.38, Hob.XVI/23. His performance proved yet again what a goldmine therse works are of melody and pianistic invention, their thematic developments more tuneful of those of Mozart and Beethoven. Novacek made the Adagio sound most affecting as well. [...]
07/2008 by Deborah Annetts Landor/YCAT Piano Festival Hall at the Wigmore Hall ‘The programme of Haydn, Brahms and Liszt on 4 June was performed by Libor Novacek, a young Czech pianist. While Liszt may not be everyone’s composer of choice, on a warm summer’s evening in London the performance of Annees de Pelerinage, Premiere Annee: [...]
03/03/2008 by T. Fernandez ‘Quienes asistieron al auditorio de caja de Ahoros del Circulo de C/Julio Saez de la Hoya el dia de aquel concierto fueron testigos en directo de la asombrosa maduracion artistica de este joven musico. El recital, compuesto por obras de Scarlatti, Mozart, Brahms y Liszt, puso de manifesto el magnifico control [...]
21/03/2008 by Dave Robson Darlington Arts Centre ‘In a very full evening of contrasting large-scale works, he played Janacek’s In The Mists, which reflects on life from the viewpoint of old age, intense and resigned. Over the decades, I have heard the work performed many times by leading pianists of different nationalities and seniority, but [...]
25/02/2008 by Petr Veber ‘Pianista dokazal najit a rozeznit siroke zvukove spektrum…’ ‘The pianist demonstrated his ability to produce a wide spectrum of rich, broad, colourful and resounding sound…’ ‘…Novacek se do pozdnich tri intermezz ponoril tak, ze daval zapomenout na plynouci cas.’ ‘Novacek enraptured himself in the music of Brahms’s 3 Intermezzi, thus making [...]
