“Matthieu Idmtal is a poet at the keyboard. With highly mastered pianissimi he forced his audience to hold their breath, while no single note sounded superficial. When he continued his journey with Chopin he impressed by his undoubtable talent for lyricism, and a spontaneity reminiscent of the masters at the beginning of the twentieth century. A romantic through and through. “
It is clear that Matthieu Idmtal has become an established name on national and international stages. Press and public have witnessed his distinctive musical personality, and have praised his highly sensitive interpretations.
Over the passed years he has been a guest at the main Belgian stages such as Bozar, Flagey, Handelsbeurs, De Bijloke, De Singel, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Charleroi,… and made part of international festivals such as the Klarafestival, Festival Musiq’3, Les Sommets du Classique (Switzerland), Musicales and Côte Chalonnaise (France), Les Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad (Switzerland), Gentse Vleugels, Les Festivals de Wallonie, Festival Musical d'Arcangues (France), Podium Jonge Musici,...
In recent years, Matthieu Idmtal has established himself as a leading interpreter of the music of Alexander Scriabin, and gave several recitals entirely dedicated to the Russian composer.
He often performed for the European Scriabin Society, and was praised for his emotional intensity and deeply poetic and personal interpretations.
In September 2018 his first solo-CD appeared containing two major piano cycles of Alexander Scriabin, and very quickly received high critical acclaim such as: 'This is definitely one of the better Scriabin CD's of the last ten years' (De Muze) or, 'In a sublime way, he joins the beauty of sound with expression. His playing contains a variated and colourful toucher, supple phrasing, a natural rubato, pricesly elaborated dynamics, and a contagious imagination. Idmtal is a poet at the piano.' (Magazine Stretto).
The CD received a five start review by the National Belgian radio station, Radio Klara.
Last seasons, Idmtal gave solo recitals and concerts with orchestra in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Switzerland and Spain.
In addition to his solo concerts, he is a sought-after partner to play chamber music; it has been ten years since he forms a very successful piano duo with pianist Anastasia Kozhushko, and over the last five years he has been working on a very intense and regular basis with violinist Maya Levy.
Last year, the duo Levy-Idmtal was announced as ‘Supernova 2017’. By winning this prize, they received a concert tour through the whole of Belgium.
In the end of 2016, they recorded their first CD containing the complete violin sonatas of E. Grieg, which received unanimous positive reactions in the press.
Matthieu began his musical training at the age of 7 with Frima Nakimovitch, and at the age of 10 he gave his first concert. After a few years he continued his studies with Maria Andreeva. The bulk of his training he worked with Vitaly Samoshko which he regards as his most significant teacher.
PROGRAM:
F. SCHUBERT: 12 Deutsche Tänze (Ländler), D790
F. CHOPIN: Valse Brillante Op. 34, No. 1
Valse Brillante Op. 34, No. 2
Valse Op. 64, No. 3
Valse Op. 34, No. 3
A. SCRIABIN: Etudes Op. 8 Nos. 2, 5, 12
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A. SCRIABIN: 24 Preludes, Op. 11
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