Mischa’s program was exciting, opening with two of the movements from O. Messiaen’s Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jesus: No. 1 and No. 4. After that followed J.S. Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in C major from Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, and then his program ended with M. Mussorgsky’s magnificent Pictures at an Exhibition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I asked Mischa a few questions like this the day after the concert:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- This was the first time you alone as a solo pianist were responsible for an entire concert, can you briefly describe your thoughts and feelings before, during and after the concert?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Before the concert I felt quite nervous, but that disappeared when I started playing, and then it was a lot of fun. I felt very satisfied afterwards because I got such a warm audience response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- What do you think was the biggest challenge with this particular program and how well did you handle it? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
A big challenge when I started learning the program was remembering everything. The paintings in particular contain a lot of music that has parts that sound very similar to each other, but are not the same to play. I’ve always had a harder time memorizing slow pieces in general, too, and the paintings are filled with such pieces. Finally I mastered to play everything by heart, so that felt good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- How are your own thoughts going about your next solo program regarding repertoire and form?<\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
I liked having a bunch of short pieces followed by something big, that still contained lots of shorter movements. For next time, it would be fun to play more longer pieces, perhaps. It’s a different challenge that would be fun to work on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- If it hasn’t already come up, I have to ask if it was fun?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
It was very fun! There were very nice acoustics in the church, so everything had a nice, but not too long reverberation. I felt very exhausted, but happy when I got home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Great job Mischa and congratulations on the premiere!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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S\u00f6ndag 28 maj 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Solorecital Messiaen, Bach och Mussorgsky med Mischa Carlberg<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ig\u00e5r var det en stor dag f\u00f6r en av mina pianister i andra \u00e5ret p\u00e5 Kandidatprogrammet vid Musik- och operah\u00f6gskolan, M\u00e4lardalens universitet<\/a>. Det var inget mindre \u00e4n f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen Mischa fick prova p\u00e5 att st\u00e5 f\u00f6r en helt egen konsert med bara solopianomusik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Platsen var Uppenbarelsekyrkan i Saltsj\u00f6baden, en mycket fin kyrka som jag sj\u00e4lv haft gl\u00e4djen att spela i flera g\u00e5nger och d\u00e5 fr\u00e4mst som medlem i kammarensemblen Musica Mobile som under 90-talet hade en abonnemangsserie i just Saltsj\u00f6baden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mischas program var snyggt komponerat med tv\u00e5 av satserna ur O. Messiaens Vingt Regards sur l\u2019Enfant-Jesus: nr 1 och nr 4. Efter det f\u00f6ljde J.S. Bachs Preludium & Fuga I C-dur ur Das Wohltemperierte Klavier, f\u00f6r att sedan avslutaprogrammet med M. Mussorgskys magnifika Tavlor p\u00e5 en utst\u00e4llning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jag st\u00e4llde n\u00e5gra fr\u00e5gor till Mischa s\u00e5 h\u00e4r dagen efter konserten: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Det h\u00e4r var f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen du ensam som solopianist stod f\u00f6r en hel konsert, kan du kort beskriva hur tankar och k\u00e4nslor inf\u00f6r, under och efter konserten? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Inf\u00f6r konserten k\u00e4nde jag mig r\u00e4tt s\u00e5 nerv\u00f6s, men det f\u00f6rsvann n\u00e4r jag b\u00f6rjade spela, och d\u00e5 blev det v\u00e4ldigt roligt. Jag k\u00e4nde mig v\u00e4ldigt n\u00f6jd efter\u00e5t eftersom jag fick en s\u00e5 varm publikrespons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Vad tycker du var den st\u00f6rsta utmaningen med just det h\u00e4r programmet och hur v\u00e4l lyckades du hantera den? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
En stor utmaning n\u00e4r jag b\u00f6rjade l\u00e4ra in mig programmet var att komma ih\u00e5g allting. Just tavlorna inneh\u00e5ller mycket musik som har partier som l\u00e5ter v\u00e4ldigt lika varandra, men inte \u00e4r samma sak att spela. Jag har alltid haft sv\u00e5rare att memorera l\u00e5ngsamma stycken i allm\u00e4nhet dessutom, och Tavlorna \u00e4r fyllda med s\u00e5dana stycken. Slutligen kunde jag spela allt utantill, s\u00e5 det k\u00e4ndes bra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Hur g\u00e5r dina egna tankar inf\u00f6r n\u00e4sta soloprogram ang\u00e5ende repertoar och form? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Jag gillade det h\u00e4r med att ha ett g\u00e4ng korta stycken f\u00f6ljt av n\u00e5got som \u00e4r stort, men \u00e4nd\u00e5 fortfarande m\u00e5nga kortare satser. Till n\u00e4sta g\u00e5ng vore det roligt att spela fler l\u00e4ngre stycken kanske. Det \u00e4r en annorlunda utmaning som k\u00e4nns rolig att jobba p\u00e5! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Om det inte redan har framkommit m\u00e5ste jag f\u00e5 fr\u00e5ga om det var kul?! <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Det var v\u00e4ldigt roligt! Det var v\u00e4ldigt trevlig akustik i kyrkan, s\u00e5 allt hade en trevlig, men inte alltf\u00f6r l\u00e5ng efterklang. Jag k\u00e4nde mig v\u00e4ldigt utmattad, men n\u00f6jd n\u00e4r jag kom hem! <\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00e4ttebra jobbat Mischa och gratulerar till premi\u00e4ren!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a>Mischa Carlberg. Foto: Johanna Freed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n Om Staffan Sandstr\u00f6m<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Om det inte redan har framkommit m\u00e5ste jag f\u00e5 fr\u00e5ga om det var kul?! <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Hur g\u00e5r dina egna tankar inf\u00f6r n\u00e4sta soloprogram ang\u00e5ende repertoar och form? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Vad tycker du var den st\u00f6rsta utmaningen med just det h\u00e4r programmet och hur v\u00e4l lyckades du hantera den? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Det h\u00e4r var f\u00f6rsta g\u00e5ngen du ensam som solopianist stod f\u00f6r en hel konsert, kan du kort beskriva hur tankar och k\u00e4nslor inf\u00f6r, under och efter konserten? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- If it hasn’t already come up, I have to ask if it was fun?<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- How are your own thoughts going about your next solo program regarding repertoire and form?<\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- What do you think was the biggest challenge with this particular program and how well did you handle it? <\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n