Pianist Daria Parkhomenko, winner of the 2018 edition of the George Enescu International Competition, garners attention from the international press with her latest disc, “George Enescu: Works for Piano”. The performance, characterized as “flawless and full of virtuosity” (The Guardian) manages to “render superbly the essence and depths of Enescu’s music” (BBC Music Magazine). The success contributes to supporting the strategic direction launched by the George Enescu International Competition and Festival to bring the music of the great composer George Enescu back to the international forefront.
Two of the most prestigious British publications, The Guardian newspaper and BBC Music magazine, have included in their recent editions extensive reviews of the album “George Enescu: Works for Piano”, by pianist Daria Parkhomenko, winner of the 2018 edition of the George Enescu International Competition. The works by George Enescu included on Daria Parkhomenko’s disc are: Piano Sonata no. 1 in F sharp minor, Piano Sonata no. 3 in D major and Piano Suite no. 2 in D major.
“Daria Parkhomenko draws the listener in, finding a richness and depth in Enescu’s textures that is superbly caught in warmly recorded sound. She has all the virtuosity for the hora dance rhythms of the middle movement, and evokes the Romanian-Moldovan plateau at night into the closing nocturne – though equally the whole performance seems to breathe the mountain air of Enescu’s retreat at Sinaia, where he worked on the sonata in summer 1924“, notes the prestigious BBC Music Magazine.
“The works have a muscular tang that is distinctively Enescu’s own; Parkhomenko projects that wiry intensity superbly, and her performances of what to many listeners will be unfamiliar but thoroughly rewarding music are as fiercely committed as they are brilliantly accomplished.” notes critic Andrew Clements in the famous British daily The Guardian.
The disc “George Enescu: Works for Piano”, performed by pianist Daria Parkhomenko, was released in 2022 and received numerous positive reviews in specialized publications. The disc can be purchased online or played on major streaming platforms.
Daria Parkhomenko has given numerous recitals with Enescu repertoire in recent years, after developing a special affinity towards the music of the great Romanian composer, following the participation and winning of the George Enescu International Competition in 2018. A strategic objective of the George Enescu Competition and Festival is that of promoting and bringing back to attention the creative work of the great composer. The laureates of the George Enescu International Competition often become ambassadors of George Enescu‘s music. In 2014, the pianist Josu de Solaun became the first musician of Spanish origin to win the competition, and his sincere fascination with the work of George Enescu led him to record, four years later, the complete piano sonatas by Enescu.
About Daria Parkhomenko
Pianist Daria Parkhomenko was born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, and started playing the piano at the age of 4. She studied at the Special Music College of the Rachmaninoff State Conservatory and is currently continuing her studies at the University of Music and Theater in Hamburg and the School of Music in Fiesole, Italy. She is the laureate of several international piano competitions, receiving awards in countries such as Japan, Italy, Germany, Russia, Estonia and Lithuania. The young artist gives recitals and concerts with orchestras in renowned concert halls around the world. She performed at the Mariinsky Theater (St. Petersburg), Laeiszhalle in Hamburg and Sendesaal Bremen (Germany), the Great Hall of the National Philharmonic in Vilnius (Lithuania), the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest. As a soloist she performed with ensembles such as: Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra, Rostock Philharmonic Orchestra, George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Tallinn National Orchestra, Kaunas Orchestra, Tainan Artists Orchestra, Roma Tre Orchestra.
About George Enescu International Competition
The George Enescu International Competition was launched in 1958 and functions as an international platform for the world’s future famous musicians, and for promoting the compositions of the great Romanian musician among new generations of artists from all over the world. The competition has four sections – violin, cello, piano and composition – and ranks among the top five internationally in the landscape of classical music competitions.
