Sophisticated technique, emotional cunning and expressiveness ... incomparably great pianist!
Westfalen Post
Over the past three decades, Katrine Gislinge has established herself as one of Scandinavia's leading and most distinctive pianists, and with her formidable expressiveness and exceptional empathy for music, she is one of the most distinctive and interesting artists in Denmark.
Katrine Gislinge's interpretations are characterised by a trembling sensitivity, where every little detail in the music takes on great importance but at the same time gathers in a clear and forward-looking flow. In her hands, in her musicianship, she manages to create the perfect balance between the most fragile and the most direct, and when you listen to her, you enter a musical space of "intoxicating sensuality" - as one reviewer described it.
Katrine Gislinge's repertoire ranges from Bach to the very latest music, and she manages to beautifully and fascinatingly bring her personal, sensitive playing to add colour and extra dimensions to each period of the piano repertoire.
In recent years, Katrine Gislinge has particularly distinguished herself as a superior interpreter of Mozart's piano concertos, and about her interpretation of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 9, "Jeunehomme" one reviewer wrote: " And with Katrine Gislinge at the keys, you not only got a superb interpretation in the technical virtuoso sense, but also opened the door to musical heaven, simply because Gislinge is an inspired pianist."
The culmination of Katrine Gislinge's work with Mozart's concertos came in spring 2018, when she - together with the Swedish Stenhammer Quartet - released her interpretations of three of Mozart's piano concertos (nos. 11-13) on Alba Records. The release caused a justified stir with rave reviews - "Gislinge is unaffected and inviting. This is a quality in music-making that cannot be taught." (Huntley Dent, "Fanfare Magazine")
Alongside Mozart, the main focus of Katrine Gislinge's programmes is the classical piano repertoire - Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Debussy; but in recent years her repertoire has expanded. Both newer music - Rachmaninov, Gershwin etc. - and the very latest music have become a natural part of her concerts. Natural because she manages to put the same dedication and interpretation into the works of leading Danish composers such as Per Nørgaard and Bent Sørensen (both of whom have dedicated works to her) as she puts into the classical repertoire. Of a performance of the latter's "Nocturne" at the Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, reviewer Andrew Mellor wrote: "Gislinge tapped the pained beauty of this music in a way it was hard to imagine any other pianist getting close to."
Katrine Gislinge has collaborated with musicians and conductors such as Gustavo Dudamel, Gidon Kremer, Augustin Dumais, Jin Wang, Kurt Sanderling, Andreas Brantelied and more, and played at festivals such as Lockenhaus, Bergen, Trondheim, Cervantino, London, Radio France Montpellier, and in concert halls such as Carnegie Hall and Concertgebouw.
Katrine Gislinge is also a very active chamber musician.
FURTHER STUDIES AT:
World premiere and vd recording of Bent Sørensen's 3rd piano concerto with Cop Phil and John Storgårds.
Katrine Gislinge and the Stenhammar Quartet play Mozart concertos no. 11-13
★★★★★ "Welcome to Bent Sørensen's dream world" Classic magazine
Sophisticated technique, emotional cunning and expressiveness ... incomparably great pianist!
Westfalen Post