Le Réveil - 4 mai 2011
La Dépêche - 7 mai 2010
République du Centre– 17 septembre 2008
République du Centre– 23 septembre 2008
Entretien autour du Festival "L'Eure Poétique et Musicale" du 17 au 26 avril 2009 - Resmusica
La Dépêche - 24 avril 2009
“Le coup d’envoi du festival sera
véritablement donné le dernier week-end d’avril,
avec trois concerts exceptionnels, et à chaque fois une
tête d’affiche : Marcel Azzola à Breteuil,
Michael Lonsdale à Verneuil, et Gérard Gasparian
à Tillières”.
Le Réveil Normand - 16
avril 2008
“Sa conception d’un jeu énergique
et rapide convient à la Sonate « la Tempête
» de Beethoven qui gagne ainsi en urgence et en intensité,
mais elle correspond également à merveille à
l’écriture quasi symphonique de Schumann (Novelette
n°8 op. 21) et de Scriabine (Sonate n°5 op. 53), œuvres
dans lesquelles Gérard Gasparian excelle, dominant totalement
le clavier dont il tire des sonorités à la fois
puissantes et précises.”
ResMusica - mai 2008
« Triomphe pour les grands romantiques »
… Sa vision de Chopin est à mi-chemin entre celle
de Samson François et de Claude Kahn.
Jean Claude Louvat, La Dépêche –
30 avril 2008
Gérard Gasparian tackled the Sonata op. 101 of Beethoven, so full of emotion, with expressive energy, eager determination and rigorous self-control. With verve and an amazing “jazzy” sound he hammered the second movement like a march.
Very emotive, as in a passionate state of ecstasy, emotionally charged and a powerful discharge of emotions, the pianist has mastered the audacious Fantasia op. 17 of Schumann resembling a “cri d'amour” only for his beloved Clara Wieck.
Gasparian abandoned himself to a stormy outburst of feelings, to the depths and labyrinth of this Fantasia while unfolding perfectly its poetry.
As if unchained, Gasparian interpreted as well
his own Sonata with expressiveness, which, with its hammered passages
and ecstatic sound, drew attention.
Roswitha Frey, “Badishe Zeitung”, July 2005
In the first part of his concert, Salle Cortot, and for the great pleasure of his audience, Gérard Gasparian put forward his irreproachable technique in the service of the 12 Preludes (second book) of Debussy, emphasizing the colour and outline, at all times very clear.
His playing with restrained emotions but always at the level of the notes, underlined the fluidity of the sound of the composer while restoring an harmonic audacity.
In the second part Gérard Gasparian proposed the last Sonata of Beethoven, the Sonata n° 32 op. 111. A real pleasure, a perceptible emotion. Gasparian brought out the richness of colours of this work whose Final Arietta is one of the most magnificent creations of the genius of Beethoven.
At the end of the concert Gérard Gasparian
called the audience's attention to discover a composer – Komitas
– of course less famous than Debussy and Beethoven but he served
him as well with his Four Dances and Six Songs bringing out the
most naturally the deep relations between people and their roots.
Patrick Guyhart, "Les Nouvelles d'Arménie",
April 2005
"Gérard Gasparian began his programme
with three Scarlatti sonatas, presenting each one as if it were
a pearl. His style was limpid; his sonority came from a touch
that was both dense and transparent."
He approached Schubert's Opus 90 Impromptus with power
and an expressive lyricism, some of them with an almost frantic
melodic expressivity and speed, carrying the audience into the
heart of romanticism. Gasparian brought a rare enthusiasm and
passion to the work, along with an occasional touch of impressionism.
As for the four Chopin Impromptus, they won us over with
their brilliance and elegance, their gentle and melodic charm.
For lovers of piano music, the high point of the concert was the
Debussy Préludes of Book One. Gérard Gasparian,
with his savoir-faire, brought out the refined magic of the sound.
Sensitivity and poetry permeated the entire work whether in Danseuses,Voiles
or the Baudelairian atmosphere of Les Sons et les Parfums..."
Institut für bildnerisches Denken - Badische Zeitung
- August 2004
"Gérard Gasparian conceived the music
as a homage to Romanticism, as well he might. The beautiful Nineteenth-century
music of Schubert and Chopin (he played the Impromptus
of both) here found the right setting, as did the 12 Debussy Préludes
(from the first Book) which, however, are more impressionistic
than romantic. A number of the pianist's pupils were present at
the brilliant recital yesterday at La Frette, and they added their
cheers to the public's ovation."
Berlioz
Festival - Le Dauphiné libéré
- August 2004
"Recital ... of Gérard Gasparian
(piano) and Roland Daugareil (violin), who played Brahms, Beethoven
and Ravel sonatas. A magnificent concert, in which the quality
of the two musicians' performance - both are at the height of
their technical and musical powers - fired the enthusiasm of the
public."
Festival du Val d'Aulnay - Châtenay-Malabry
- June 2000
"His playing is not unobstrusive accompaniment
but active participation. Constantly present but never excessive,
he manages to preserve the unity of the duo without ever upsetting
its balance.These qualities worked wonders in the romantic Brahms
F minor Sonata which is alternately passionate, dreamy,
gay and brilliant.
In the Schumann Papillons, Gasparian, relying on his strong
technique, was able to bring out the sometimes sharp contrasts
in this work with its constantly changing moods, and inexhaustible
melodic wealth."
Festival d'Albret - Sud-Ouest - April 2000
"The Bach Preludes and Fugues
were played with feeling, the authoritative left hand and sensitive
right hand reminiscent of the organ. The six Debussy Préludes
were very well performed; the pianist displayed his technique
to advantage. The five Prokofiev Sarcasmsopus 17 were played
with vigour and strength - a remarkable performance."
Le Midi libre
"At the Salle Cortot, Gérard Gasparian
performed three of his own piano compositions. The public's response
was spontaneous and enthusiastic. We hope to hear more of him.
Both performer and composer pleased us enormously."
Musique et concerts
"By inviting Gérard Gasparian, pianist,
and Jean Ter-Mergurian, violinist, the Office of Culture gave
us an out-of-the ordinary evening, owing to the quality of the
artists who brilliantly interpreted the works of Mozart, Bach,
Debussy, and Sarasate, as well as a sonata for violin and piano
written by G. Gasparian himself. They charmed a public of connoisseurs
and gave us an evening of great quality."
Nice-Matin - May 1994